#  Book History Classes Suitable for Graduate Students for Fall 2026 

 



The following courses, beginning in Fall 2026, may be of particular interest to students in book history and adjacent fields. Together, they explore manuscripts, literacy, reading practices, scientific controversy, and the material and cultural dimensions of books across a range of historical periods and disciplines. Additional courses for 2027 may be added as they become available.

## Graduate Classes

**HAA 148p — Jeffrey Hamburger**  
*Openings: The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages*  
Fall 2026  
Tuesday, 12:00–2:45 PM  
[Canvas course site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/172689)

**HISTSCI 1334 — Hannah Marcus**  
*Nature on Display*  
Fall 2026  
Wednesday, 3:00–5:45 PM  
[Canvas course site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/171396)

**HISTSCI 110 — Hannah Marcus**  
*Galileo: Discovery, Faith, Ego, and the Making of Scientific Controversy*  
Fall 2026  
Monday, 12:00–2:45 PM  
[Canvas course site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/169617)

**MUSIC 242r — Kate van Orden**  
*Voices & Books: Toward New Histories of Voice and Reading*  
Fall 2026  
Wednesday, 12:45–2:45 PM  
[Canvas course site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/173414)

## Undergraduate Class

**English 90LS — Deidre Lynch**  
*Literacy Stories*  
Fall 2026  
Wednesday, 3:00–5:45 PM  
[Canvas course site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/172815)