Resourceful Reading

Associate Professor Katherine Bode

ISBN 10: 1920899456 / ISBN 13: 9781920899455

Published by Sydney University Press, AU, 2010

About this Item

This collection provides the first comprehensive account of eResearch and the new empiricism as they are transforming the field of Australian literary studies in the twenty-first century. These effects are especially evident in the exponential expansion of the online research environment, the rise of book history, print culture studies, the history of reading and publishing, and in the resulting transformation of Australian literary criticism and history.The essays range from accounts of the state of the discipline in its international contexts with a particular focus on future directions, to exemplary applications of empirical methods by leading critics and scholars. Reports on current large-scale online projects that represent a significant future direction of literary studies in Australia are also included. Together, they demonstrate the possibilities and the range of new empirical and electronic approaches to Australian literary studies.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781920899455

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Resourceful Reading
• Publisher: Sydney University Press, AU
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1920899456
• ISBN 13: 9781920899455
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 440 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This collection provides the first comprehensive account of eResearch and the new empiricism as they are transforming the field of Australian literary studies in the twenty-first century. These effects are especially evident in the exponential expansion of the online research environment, the rise of book history, print culture studies, the history of reading and publishing, and in the resulting transformation of Australian literary criticism and history. The essays range from accounts of the state of the discipline in its international contexts with a particular focus on future directions, to exemplary applications of empirical methods by leading critics and scholars. Reports on current large-scale online projects that represent a significant future direction of literary studies in Australia are also included. Together, they demonstrate the possibilities and the range of new empirical and electronic approaches to Australian literary studies.

About the Authors

Katherine Bode is an associate professor in literary and textual studies at Australian National University.

Robert Dixon is professor of Australian literature at the University of Sydney. He is a general editor in Sydney University Press' Sydney Studies in Australian Literature series.