Victorian Media

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This course studies one of the world’s great media revolutions. We investigate the full range of media technologies invented by British writers, artists and scientists during the reign of Queen Victorian (1837-1901): from the photograph, the telegraph, and the moving image to new forms of fiction, journalism, and advertising. We study art and literature that recount the experience of new media. Through readings in literary and media theory, we furthermore explore the social and political ramifications of those innovations.