Reading Across Worlds: Transnational Book Groups and the Reception of Difference

Procter, James/ Benwell, Bethan

ISBN 10: 1137276398 / ISBN 13: 9781137276391

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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274 pages. 7.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Across Worlds: Transnational Book Groups and the Reception of Difference
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137276398
• ISBN 13: 9781137276391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.49 kilograms

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Synopsis

Combining sustained empirical analysis of reading group conversations with four case studies of classic and contemporary novels: Things Fall Apart, White Teeth, Brick Lane and Small Island, this book pursues what can be gained through a comparative approach to reading and readerships.

About the Author

James Procter is a Reader in the School of English at Newcastle University, UK. His publications include Writing Black Britain (2000), Dwelling Places (2003), Stuart Hall (2004), and (with Benwell and Robinson) co-editor of Postcolonial Audiences (2012).

Bethan Benwell is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Literature and Languages at the University of Stirling, UK. She has published widely on discursive approaches to identity, including those of readers. Her publications include Masculinity and Men's Lifestyle Magazines (2003) and (with Stokoe) Discourse and Identity (2006) and (with Procter and Robinson) co-editor of Postcolonial Audiences (2012).