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History of Text Technologies

The History of Text Technologies is a series of workshops to be held in the Vitale II Lab for Book History and Digital Humanities during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Photo of Dot Porter working the printing press in Common Press
Dot Porter prints in Common Press

What many and varied ways have humans used to write over the years? Through a series of workshops, scheduled over the 2026-2027 academic year, we will investigate this question. Over the course of the year we will look at books from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts, and we'll make some of our own. 

The workshops will all be held in the Vitale II Lab for Digital Humanities and Book History (Van Pelt 623, in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts).

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