history of reading

CfA for Issue 16 of On_Culture: "Ways of Reading"

With the sixteenth issue of On_Culture, we want to explore various approaches to reading cultural artifacts and events in an attempt to answer the question: What are the affordances of particular forms of reading and what do they bring forth? While the ability to decipher words and distinguish individual characters is perceived as a key skill and taught from an early age, philosophical traditions introduce us to critical approaches to interpreting broader cultural phenomena.

Dear colleagues,

With apologies for the self-promotion, some of you may be interested in my new book, "Reading Spaces in Modern Japan: The Evolution of Sites and Practices of Reading" (Cambridge University Press, Elements in Publishing and Book Culture Series). It is available at this link to view or download for free until March 22nd:

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009181020

Frauen lasen. Anders? Zur literarischen Tätigkeit von Klosterfrauen im 13.–15. Jahrhundert

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"Seven institutions have come together to create a database of 34,000 new images of medieval manuscripts, books and coins. This includes over 600 manuscripts that are now online." (Medievalists.net)

WSD*
Die Bibliothek Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler und ihre Lesespuren

Für ein Buchprojekt über Lesespuren würden wir Sie gerne als Beiträger*in gewinnen:
Verlagsankündigung

Lesegebärden

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