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What Readers Do : Aesthetic and Moral Practices of a Post-Digital Age by Beth Driscoll (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Arguing for the vitality, agency, and creativity of readers, this book sheds light on how we read now - and on how much more readers do than just read.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101350375187
ISBN-139781350375185
eBay Product ID (ePID)8061840904
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhat Readers Do : Aesthetic and Moral Practices of a Post-Digital Age
Publication Year2024
SubjectCommunication Studies, Publishing, Books & Reading, Readers
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorBeth Driscoll
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-032741
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsReading about reading has rarely been so enjoyable. At a time of gloom and anxiety about the book's future, Beth Driscoll reminds us how much there is to celebrate about twenty-first century readers., "Reading about reading has rarely been so enjoyable. At a time of gloom and anxiety about the book's future, Beth Driscoll reminds us how much there is to celebrate about twenty-first century readers." -- Matthew Rubery, Professor of Modern Literature, Queen Mary University of London, UK
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.488
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Multi-Dimensional Reader Chapter 1: A Methodology for Contemporary Reading Studies Chapter 2: Locating Readers Chapter 3: Reading as Aesthetic Conduct Chapter 4: Reading as a Moral Force Chapter 5: Reading as Self-Care Conclusion Bibliography Index
SynopsisShining the spotlight on everyday readers of the 21st century, Beth Driscoll explores how contemporary readers of Anglophone fiction interact with consumer publishing and the book industry. The product of 16 years of qualitative research into readers and reading culture, this book examines reading through three dimensions - aesthetic conduct, moral conduct, and self-care - to probe at how readers intertwine private and social behaviors, and both reinforce and oppose the structures of capitalism. Analyzing reading as a post-digital practice that is a synthesis of both print and digital modes and on-and offline behaviors, Driscoll presents a methodology for studying readers that connects sociology, book history, literary studies and actor-network theory. Also working to advance earlier studies that focused on readers' face-to-face practices, What Readers Do digs into book clubs, reader involvement with broadcast media, such as via Oprah's Book Club, and posting pictures of books on social media., Shining a spotlight on everyday readers of the 21st century, Beth Driscoll explores how contemporary readers of Anglophone fiction interact with the book industry, digital environments, and each other. We live in an era when book clubs, bibliomemoirs, Bookstagram and BookTok are as valuable to some readers as solitary reading moments. The product of nearly two decades of qualitative research into readers and reading culture, What Readers Do examines reading through three dimensions - aesthetic conduct, moral conduct, and self-care - to show how readers intertwine private and social behaviors, and both reinforce and oppose the structures of capitalism. Analyzing reading as a post-digital practice that is a synthesis of both print and digital modes and on- and offline behaviors, Driscoll presents a methodology for studying readers that connects book history, literary studies, sociology, and actor-network theory. Arguing for the vitality, agency, and creativity of readers, this book sheds light on how we read now - and on how much more readers do than just read.
LC Classification NumberZ1003.D75 2024
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