TY  - GEN
AB  - This book showcases recent work about reading, in sociology and the humanities across the globe. From different standpoints within the cultural sociology of reading, the eighteen chapters examine a range of reading practices, genres, texts and reading spaces. They contribute to current debates about the valuation of literature and the role of cultural intermediaries; the iconic properties of textual objects and of the practice of reading itself; how reading supports personal, social and political reflection; bookstores as spaces for sociability and the interplay of high and commercial cultures; the political uses of reading for nation-building and propaganda, and the dangers and gratifications of reading under repression. In line with the cultural sociology of readings focus on meaning, materiality and emotion, this book explores the existential, ethical and political consequences of reading in specific locations and historical moments.--
AU  - Thumala Olave, María Angélica,
CN  - Z1003
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-031-13227-8
DO  - doi
ID  - 1451852
KW  - Books and reading
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-13227-8
N2  - This book showcases recent work about reading, in sociology and the humanities across the globe. From different standpoints within the cultural sociology of reading, the eighteen chapters examine a range of reading practices, genres, texts and reading spaces. They contribute to current debates about the valuation of literature and the role of cultural intermediaries; the iconic properties of textual objects and of the practice of reading itself; how reading supports personal, social and political reflection; bookstores as spaces for sociability and the interplay of high and commercial cultures; the political uses of reading for nation-building and propaganda, and the dangers and gratifications of reading under repression. In line with the cultural sociology of readings focus on meaning, materiality and emotion, this book explores the existential, ethical and political consequences of reading in specific locations and historical moments.--
SN  - 9783031132278
SN  - 3031132270
T1  - The cultural sociology of reading :the meanings of reading and books across the world /
TI  - The cultural sociology of reading :the meanings of reading and books across the world /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-13227-8
ER  -