B3045 - LABORATORIO DI EDITING E REVISIONE TESTI

Learning outcomes

At the end of the workshop, the student: - is able to manage the main tools of an editor; - knows the editorial process, from the evaluation of a text to its publication; - is able to orient him or herself in the editorial dynamics of online and open access publications.

Course contents

The workshop consists of 5 meetings of 4 hours each dedicated to some of the articulations of editorial work:

1. The editorial management and the editor's work

2.an editoriale staff at work

3. publishing academic journals, digital publishing, open science

4. social campaign and communication

5. organising events and the work with the press

The workshop will take place with the collaboration of some editors from the publishing house Il Mulino (Bologna).

A part of each meeting will be devoted to practice editorial work (writing a back cover, proofreading, setting up a scientific bibliography, writing a press release for the promotion of a publication, etc.).

Readings/Bibliography

R. Cicala, I meccanismi dell'editoria. Il mondo dei libri dall'autore al lettore, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021

Teaching methods

Each class will be divided into three hours of lectures and meeting with the editors and one hour of exercises in which students will learn the main skills and techniques of editorial work.

Assessment methods

For assessment purposes, attendance at the workshop is compulsory and student attendance will be recorded. The final grade is linked to active participation in the classroom and the work carried out during the weekly exercises.

Teaching tools

slides, publishing texts

Office hours

See the website of Maria Laura Lanzillo