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News & Print Media of the Eighteenth Century

Coffeehouse Politicians

What’s black and white and read all over? This course considers what it was like to make and read the news in eighteenth-century London. Students will gain a sense of eighteenth-century newspapers’ importance in forming public opinion concerning historic events and social ideas. From longform journalism and the periodical essay to issues of authorship including editorializing, anonymity, and pseudonymity; from Parliamentary reporting to arts reviewing practices; and from reporting on weather and celebrities to advertising infallible cures, we will read all about it. 

Assessment

Research Seminar Presentation (30%); Practical “Making” Project (20%); Research Essay (30%); Participation (20%).

Department of English Literature and Creative Writing, Queen's University

Watson Hall
49 Bader Lane
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada

Telephone (613) 533-2153

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