Reading : A Cultural Practice
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
1526136945
ISBN-13
9781526136947
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 12th, 2020
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
502 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.10 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Literary theoryLiterary studies: general
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Reading: A cultural practice explores the history and theory of reading from the classical period to the present day. It argues that reading is central to human culture and that this will continue to be the case even if digital cultures change the ways in which we interact with written language. -- .
Why do we read, and have we always read in the same way? Reading: A cultural practice uses a rich variety of literary and visual sources to explore how reading has changed, and continues to change, in response to new technologies and shifting social pressures. Drawing on medieval illustrations, classic fiction, the art and literature of the Bloomsbury Group, and contemporary e-culture, the book shows that there is no single, unchanging thing called ''reading''-instead, it is something that mutates over time. Throughout history, ways of reading, and theories of reading, have been shaped by religious and educational institutions. This continues to be true, but current approaches to reading are also conditioned by debates over digital culture and social media use. Reading: A cultural practice re-frames these contemporary preoccupations by offering a long view on how our notions of books and reading alter according to social and historical context.
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