Exhibition Catalogue of the Museum of Literary Objects
Exhibition Catalogue of the Museum of Literary Objects
Academic Year:
2014 - 2015 (June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
-
Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
Over the course of the semester, students in English 351.001 compose and publish an exhibition catalogue of a museum of literary objects. Students in this lecture course select significant objects from readings in British literature of the eighteenth century, the so-called "consumer revolution." They become curators in a museum composed of these objects, writing accession sheets, object records, and extensive curator's notes. Towards the end of the semester, students revise these documents into a single collaborative document, an exhibition catalogue. This catalogue includes object descriptions, images, and extensive curator notes. Printed using the Espresso Book Machine in the Undergraduate Library, each student takes home a copy of their catalogue at the end of the class.