Digital Reading Network

Exploring the impact of digitisation on readers and reading

Bronwen Thomas

Writing on/from the Margins

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Following my previous post in which I mentioned marginalia, I thought I would share some of Simon Rowberry’s recent tweets (@sprowberry), incorporating photographs of some amusing and telling examples of this phenomenon.  Having recently turned my attention to the highlighting facility on the Amazon Kindle, I thought it might be interesting to compare some aspects of the … [Read more...] about Writing on/from the Margins

The Wreader

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George Landow first coined the term the wreader in relation to hypertext fiction, suggesting that readers in this context are as much producers as consumers of the texts.  I want to borrow this term to explore the extent to which readers who go online to discuss their reading on forums and discussion groups are by necessity ‘wreaders’ insofar as most of the platforms available … [Read more...] about The Wreader

DRN Monthly Curatorships

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    At the meeting held in September we decided to launch a series of themed discussions to be curated by network members. Here is the proposed line up so far: November – Bronwen Thomas. The Wreader. December – Simon Frost. Cultural Value. January – Simon Rowberry. Print vs. Screen. February – Ernesto Priego. Digital Comics. March – Daniel … [Read more...] about DRN Monthly Curatorships

King’s College CERCH Seminar Series

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On 1 October, network member Daniel Allington will present the first in a series of e-research seminars at King's College in London. Daniel's paper is called 'Network analytic approaches to the production and propagation of literary and artistic value' and here is his abstract: According to Bourdieu, the value of art, literature, etc is a form of belief that is produced … [Read more...] about King’s College CERCH Seminar Series