Publishing Theory
Objectives
By the end of the semester, it is expected that student should have a wider, coherent view on how the publishing world works, as well as its goals, tools, ways, glories and failures.
General characterization
Code
722091137
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Rui Barreira Zink
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- BARZUN, Jacques, On Writing, Editing, and Publishing, Chicago, CUP, 1986
- CALVINO, Italo, Se numa Noite de Inverno um Viajante, Lisboa, Teorema, 2000
- GROSS, Gerald (org.), Editors on Editing – An Inside View of What Editors Really Do, Nova Iorque, Harper & Row, 1985 [1962]
- FURTADO, José Afonso, Os Livros e as Leituras. Novas Ecologias da Informação, Lisboa, Livros e Leituras, 2000
Teaching method
Classes will demand both lecture and debate. Students are expected to be active both in the blog and in class. There will be a final paper and/or a presential test.
Evaluation method
Continuous Evaluation - Final paper/test(70%), Participation(30%)
Subject matter
- The three main stages of publishing.
- What is a book? What is an editor? What is a publisher?
- Types of publishing and platforms.
- The multiple partners working a book.
- Text and paratext. Inside job and outside job.
- Present and future of editing & publishing