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Acts Of Reading: An Introduction To Literary And Cultural Studies
Author: Harkin, Patricia; Author: Harkin
Paperback; Illustrations
757 pages
Published: February 1998
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0130429384

Soundly based on principles of recent reading theory and cultural studies, this introduction to reading and writing about literature features explanations, readings, and exercises that focus on the process of “ how one reads” various texts including: poems, plays, stories, film, TV, music, etc. Structures each chapter to include: a short introduction to a reading concept (or“ moment” in the reading process); a selection of canonical and non-canonical works that illustrate the concept; Constructing a Reading exercises -- sequenced prewriting activities that focus on readers' perceptions, feelings, and associations and are designed to increase their awareness of their reading processes. Incorporates popular culture and cultural studies.An anthology for use in an undergraduate course on literary and cultural studies, organized around parts or moments of reading acts rather than genre or content. Based on the concept that readers create meaning in a text. Shows how students can apply what they know about reading popular texts to lit


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