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Hand press, hands-on: building embodied knowledge of early modern presswork with my grad students and @ryancordell@SkeuomorphPress.
@BlaineGreteman@worldlibraries I'm skeptical about that line of argument. Less structure does not guarantee dynamism. Looseness isn't enough to attract students to a major. And if miraculously big numbers don't happen, neither will hires.
It was great hosting Lori Newcomb’s “Re-reading Embodiment in Early Modern Britain” grad seminar in the press yesterday. We set type, learned to cooperate to keep the hand press running, & had so much fun we didn’t even notice when class ended!
@transbookhistry And third, I asked them to include play on elements (of their choice) from early modern books as experienced in the course. Principle: constraints drive creativity.
@transbookhistry Some thoughts based on my own BookNoLab courses taught in fall 2020. First, I set their project specifically as a single quarto gathering. Second, I had them share projects as mail art. This modest genre was better for non-artists and community-building in a virtual semester.
@jes1003 Are you still looking for photos of the Heraclide? I've got it and the Lycophron called up and can look at them Wednesday. And then you should come see for yourself....