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Sharing Reading in 140 Characters

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(Cross-posted from Barbara Fister's Place) Twitter is kind of hard to explain to those who don’t use it regularly. Originally described as a “micro-blogging platform,” it’s often dismissed as a trivial pursuit. How can you possibly say anything meaningful in 140 characters? Why do I care what somebody ate for breakfast? How does this thing even work? What a useless … [Read more...] about Sharing Reading in 140 Characters

The Mechanic Reader, Siena, June 2015

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Simon Rowberry and I were invited to speak at The Mechanic Reader conference organised by The Centre for Comparative Studies at the University of Siena in June.  The theme of the conference was Digital Methods for Literary Criticism and it was claimed that this was the first meeting of digital humanities scholars of its kind in Italy.  The conference took place in the … [Read more...] about The Mechanic Reader, Siena, June 2015

News from the Frontline

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Yesterday we held our final (funded) event at the Frontline Club in London, a venue with an interesting history which provided the perfect backdrop for our discussions. The event was designed to bring together fellow academics working on related projects, digital writers, publishers and representatives of reading organisations to explore digital reading from a variety of … [Read more...] about News from the Frontline

My Acts of Reading – Andrew Prescott

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    In an earlier post on this blog, Sue Thomas asked us to consider where and how we read. She reminded us of Alberto Manguel’s comment that ‘the act of reading in time requires a corresponding act of reading in place, and the relationship between the two acts is inextricable’. Sue reflected that this sense of reading and place is being further transformed by … [Read more...] about My Acts of Reading – Andrew Prescott