This Project Is Intentionally Open-Ended/Never Complete
Faculty produce editions for use in courses and, through a series of assignments, faculty and students increase and improve the editions by producing new introductory materials, suggesting better structure, and crafting more helpful notes. One might peruse the collection as it grows through multiple interfaces: one organizes texts according to where they are in their editorial process, another organizes texts chronologically, still another situates texts on a map according to place of publication.
Documentary Editions
We’re producing documentary editions, which means that the person initiating an edition selects a specific (in most cases) physical copy of their chosen text to represent digitally. This is done to remind students that the texts they are reading have existed in many different editions since the date of first publication. By setting aside the emphasis on an authoritative critical edition (usually complete with annotations representing the pinnacle of scholarly thinking at the moment it was published), these editions put students in a position to explore these texts alongside their instructors to ask questions and decide afresh how they might be relevant to their lives.
Additional Features
- This open educational resource supports the creations of inclusive and accessible editions for classroom use.
- This project is executed through assignments. The best way to get started is to adopt or adapt one of the assignments included here. Our bi-annual “markup camps” will offer guidance on incorporating the work you’ve received from students into future editions.
