"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 rea...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Driscoll, Beth 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Bloomsbury Academic 2024
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	Bloomsbury collections
Schlagworte:	Books and reading / History / 21st century Books and reading / Sociological aspects Books and reading / Social aspects Books and reading / Moral and ethical aspects Books and reading / Psychological aspects Fiction / Publishing / English-speaking countries
Online-Zugang:	DE-12 DE-188 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"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."
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (viii, 208 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781350375178 9781350375154 9781350375161
DOI:	10.5040/9781350375178