20710537 - DIGITAL PUBLISHING

The teaching intends to provide students a basic knowledge of the field of digital publishing, taking into account the change in the forms of textuality, in the evolution of reading devices and in reading practices.

The main aim of the teaching is to allow students to understand and differentiate various forms of digital storytelling, the main forms of digital textuality and of reading devices.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to understand practices, tools and models used in the field of digital publishing, and will possess the competencies required to analyze its main features.
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Programme

The course is organized into two main sections:
Section A - Introduction to digital publishing: reading devices; mark-up and file formats; software and reading interfaces; models of content organization; multimedia, hypertexts, interactive books; enhanced e-books; digital book market.
Section B - The readers' point of view: reading habits in the digital ecosystem; social reading; augmented reading; on-line reading.

Core Documentation

Section A - Maria Teresa Lupia, Mirko Tavosanis e Vincenzo Gervasi, Editoria digitale, UTET 2011
Section B - Gino Roncaglia, La quarta rivoluzione, Laterza 2010
- Chiara Faggiolani e Maurizio Vivarelli (eds.), Le reti della lettura, Editrice bibliografica 2016

Not attending students, and if the written test is not passed: add
Gino Roncaglia, L'età della frammentazione, Laterza 2018


Type of delivery of the course

If possible given the evolution of the COVID-19 emergency, blended learning with class lessons and activities and on-line content and project works

Attendance

Attending the online and in-presence activities is suggested but not compulsory. Specific indications for non-attending students are included in the section on course textbooks and materials

Type of evaluation

If possible given the evolution of the COVID-19 emergency, preliminary written test followed if needed by an oral exam. For attending students, part of the evaluation will be linked to a project work.