What readers do : aesthetic and moral practices of a post-digital age / Beth Driscoll.
| Author/creator | Driscoll, Beth author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 208 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A Methodology for Contemporary Reading Studies -- Networks of Readers -- The Aesthetic Conduct of Readers -- The Moral Force of Readers -- Private Reading as Self-Care. |
| Abstract | "Shining 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 11, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Driscoll, Beth. What readers do. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024 9781350375185 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023032742 |
| ISBN | 9781350375161 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1350375160 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781350375154 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1350375152 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781350375178 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1350375179 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | hardcover |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |