The Book, Minor
The Book minor at Pratt is a unique offering that brings together courses in design, history, art, and theory to investigate the forms and functions of the book in our society. The book has served as a record of human existence and, over thousands of years, has changed in form and meaning. What does it mean to be a book in the twenty-first century? Exposure to both critical theory and physical construction techniques prepares students to explore their interests in the history and theory of the book, as well as book design and book arts. Through a varied selection of course offerings that combine studio work with intellectual rigor, students in Pratt’s Book Minor receive grounding in the conceptual, craft, historical and aesthetic foundations of the contemporary fields related to the book as idea, object, artwork, and cultural artifact.
Minor Coordinator
Miriam Schaer
mschaer@pratt.edu
718.636.3634
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theory/Practice | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art of the Book I | ||
| The Contemporary Artist Book | ||
| Art & Making | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Independent Publishing | ||
| Artist's Books in the Electronic Age | ||
| Art of the Book II | ||
| Letterpress: Text & Image | ||
| Companion Forms: Artist's Book Seminar | ||
| The Photo Book | ||
| Publishing the Photo Book | ||
| Design Elements | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Illustration | ||
| Pop-up Paper Engineering | ||
| Illustrated Typography | ||
| Illustration Methods and Media I | ||
| Children's Books | ||
| Independent Publishing | ||
| Speculative Publishing | ||
| Sequential Art and the Graphic Novel | ||
| Narratives and Histories | ||
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Journalism: Journalism Workshop: Prattler I | ||
| Topics in Journalism: Journalism Workshop: Prattler II | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Topics in Literary Studies: Children's Literature | ||
| Telling Tales: Narrative and Meaning in The Humanities | ||
| Between Image and Word:Why Photographers Write | ||
| Select any course not already taken from above | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |