Pressbooks Web Design for Open Publication on Art, Music, and Culture
Bryan Wagner, Professor
English
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2023 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2024.
We are publishing an open digital textbook on art and expression in New Orleans. We have a particular focus on vernacular music traditions, especially jazz. The textbook will include original, extraordinary multimedia content produced by a collective of professors, writers, artists, archivists, activists, and community leaders. We are creating and publishing our work using the Pressbooks platform at UC Berkeley Library.
Role: Students will work together to design our digital textbook modules using rich multimedia content supplied by collective co-authors. Pressbooks does not require students to write their own code. Some familiarity with Wordpress and/or design would be helpful. Students will be credited in the published book as designers.
Qualifications: Familiarity with Wordpress and/or web design is desirable but not essential.
Hours: to be negotiated
Off-Campus Research Site: We will meet occasionally in person to discuss our work, but most collaboration will be digital and therefore remote. If students are not able to meet in person, that is not a problem, as we can make accommodations (e.g. creating a Zoom link).
Related website: https://berkeley.pressbooks.pub/
Related website: https://pressbooks.com/