Reading Beyond the Book

The Social Practices of Contemporary Literary Culture

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Reading Beyond the Book by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo ISBN: 9781135080372
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 2, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
ISBN: 9781135080372
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 2, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Literary culture has become a form of popular culture over the last fifteen years thanks to the success of televised book clubs, film adaptations, big-box book stores, online bookselling, and face-to-face and online book groups. This volume offers the first critical analysis of mass reading events and the contemporary meanings of reading in the UK, USA, and Canada based on original interviews and surveys with readers and event organizers.

The resurgence of book groups has inspired new cultural formations of what the authors call "shared reading." They interrogate the enduring attraction of an old technology for readers, community organizers, and government agencies, exploring the social practices inspired by the sharing of books in public spaces and revealing the complex ideological investments made by readers, cultural workers, institutions, and the mass media in the meanings of reading.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Literary culture has become a form of popular culture over the last fifteen years thanks to the success of televised book clubs, film adaptations, big-box book stores, online bookselling, and face-to-face and online book groups. This volume offers the first critical analysis of mass reading events and the contemporary meanings of reading in the UK, USA, and Canada based on original interviews and surveys with readers and event organizers.

The resurgence of book groups has inspired new cultural formations of what the authors call "shared reading." They interrogate the enduring attraction of an old technology for readers, community organizers, and government agencies, exploring the social practices inspired by the sharing of books in public spaces and revealing the complex ideological investments made by readers, cultural workers, institutions, and the mass media in the meanings of reading.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Analytic Versus Continental by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Debating Biology by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Francotheque: A resource for French studies by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Introduction to Air Transport Economics by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book The Role of Assessment in Schools by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Judson Dance Theater by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Civil Society and Financial Regulation by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Kick Start Your Career by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book The Modern Social Conflict by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Early Modern Prose Fiction by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book An Economic History of Medieval Europe by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Politicising Ethics in International Relations by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Regional Development in the 1990s by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book International Competition and Industrial Change by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
Cover of the book Philosophy of Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 14) by Danielle Fuller, DeNel Rehberg Sedo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy