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| DOCU0009-1 | Aspects of digital publishing
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Pascal Durand |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course will make a deep insight into the "digital turn" of the publishing industry, from author to reader. Each lecture will articulate two points of view : a critical analysis of the digital book industry news, followed by the study of a specific topic. |
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| Course objective : | 1. Understanding, thanks to cases studies, its internal (between several economical systems) as well as external tensions (regarding traditional publishing or other medias).
2. Developing in-depth knowledge of the possibilities offered by the digital revolution in terms of books. |
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| Workshops : | Realization of an individual or group work on the theme of self-publishing. |
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| Organization : | The timetable will be set in agreement with the students, who are requested to get in touch with the lecturer at the start of the academic year.
See: http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | An online press review (CELIC) and the required reading of L'édition électronique by Marin Dacos and Pierre Mounier (Paris, La Découverte, 2010).
Suggested readings :
- ANDERSON (Chris), La Longue traîne, Paris, Pearson Education France, 2007 [2006].
- DONNAT (Olivier), Les Pratiques culturelles des français à l'ère numérique, Paris, La Découverte, 2009.
- JEANNENEY (Jean-Noël), Quand Google défie l'Europe, Paris, Mille et Une Nuits, 2010.
- MOLLIER (Jean-Yves) (dir.), Où va le livre ?, La Dispute, 2007.
- ROUET (François), Le livre. Mutations d'une industrie culturelle, Paris, La Documentation française, 2007. |
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| Assessment : | Realization of an individual or group work on the theme of self-publishing. This work will be given in a written form and into an oral presentation as part of a seminar between students. The quality of written work and oral presentation will be assessed, as well as the ability to mobilize acquired knowledge (press reviews, lectures, required reading) and participation in the debate. |
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| Contacts : | Course head, Pascal Durand, lecturer, Department of the art and science of communication, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be;
Assistant Tanguy Habrand, Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor, tel. 04 366 5717, fax. 04 266 5184, tanguy.habrand@ulg.ac.be,
Secretariat, tel. 04 366 32 86 |
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