With apologies for not posting this sooner, here are the thoughts of Keith Pretty, Associate Lecturer in Business Development at Bournemouth, on the morning session. The video he links to on You Tube is fascinating! A blurry future for the book or whatever we call it... The morning presentations have been fascinating. They have built on my existing knowledge and … [Read more...] about Reflections on the Symposium
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Reading Digital Fiction
My blog topic for August is 'digital fiction and reading'. It focusses on a form of literature, much like a previous post on digital comics, which can only ever be read in a digital context. Loss of Grasp, Serge Bouchardon (2010) What is digital fiction? Digital fiction is Utilising the affordances of so called ‘new media’, digital fiction often contains … [Read more...] about Reading Digital Fiction
IGEL 2014 report
I attended the conference in Turin for the first time this year, presenting a paper on Kindle Highlights and Public Notes which was well received. Network members Anne Mangen and Torsten Petterson were also presenting, and Anne will be organising the IGEL conference in Stavanger in 4 years. Part of the purpose of my visit was to publicise the work of the network, and there … [Read more...] about IGEL 2014 report
Symposium Round Up and Materials
Thanks to all those who attended and participated at our recent symposium at the EBC in Bournemouth. A special thanks to our international participants, to Bob Stein for a fascinating keynote, and to our workshop convenors and chairs. It was a really memorable day and we had some wonderful papers. For those who were unable to attend, we will be making some of the materials … [Read more...] about Symposium Round Up and Materials
The Language of Reading
Language is one thing which unites the various forms, modes and practices of reading which we have been thinking about so far on this blog. On paper or screen, literary texts and the activities which readers engage in beyond the book are all made of and through language. As such, approaches in the field of applied linguistics can illuminate our understanding of reading: for … [Read more...] about The Language of Reading