LS 590: The American Literary Small Press Spring 2005

University of Alabama
School of Library and Information Studies

Dr. Jeff Weddle
Gorgas 517
Office telephone: 348-4990
Email: jweddle@slis.ua.edu



Course Description This course explores both little magazine and small press book publishing in the United States from the colonial period through the present. Emphasis is on the unique elements which both enhance the freedom and limit the viability of non-commercial publishers. Attention is also given to the literary ambitions and achievements of the publishers under consideration. UNDER CONSTRUCTION