| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 49 |
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Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 49.
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| Contents |
Reading -- Television -- Radio -- Money -- Worker -- Reader -- Book |
| Summary |
"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."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-339) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- Social aspects -- History -- 21st century
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Books and reading -- Social aspects -- United States
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Books and reading -- Social aspects -- Canada
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Books and reading -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Group reading -- Case studies
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Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- Case studies
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Reading promotion -- Case studies
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading.
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Book clubs (Discussion groups)
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Books and reading -- Social aspects
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Group reading
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Reading promotion
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Canada
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Great Britain
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rehberg Sedo, DeNel
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| LC no. |
2012041620 |
| ISBN |
9780203067741 |
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0203067746 |
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9781135080389 |
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1135080380 |
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9781135080334 |
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113508033X |
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9781135080372 |
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1135080372 |
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9781138929937 |
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113892993X |
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1299447945 |
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9781299447943 |
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