Description
| Product ID: | 9783031052910 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | New Directions in Book History |
| Title: | Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Authors: | Author: Corinna Norrick-Ruhl, Shafquat Towheed |
| Page Count: | 297 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Library and information sciences / Museology, Media studies, Publishing and book trade, Library & information sciences, Media studies, Publishing industry & book trade |
| Description: | Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic provides the first detailed scholarly investigation of the cultural phenomenon of bookshelves (and the social practices around them) since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic provides the first detailed scholarly investigation of the cultural phenomenon of bookshelves (and the social practices around them) since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. With a foreword by Lydia Pyne, author of Bookshelf (2016), the volume brings together 17 scholars from 6 countries (Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA) with expertise in literary studies, book history, publishing, visual arts, and pedagogy to critically examine the role of bookshelves during the current pandemic. This volume interrogates the complex relationship between the physical book and its digital manifestation via online platforms, a relationship brought to widespread public and scholarly attention by the global shift to working from home and the rise of online pedagogy. It also goes beyond the (digital) bookshelf to consider bookselling, book accessibility, and pandemic reading habits. |
| Imprint Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-06 |
