History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

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History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • How do we know what people read in the past, and how they read it? This free course, History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past, is the first in a series of tutorials ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Debates about where to find readers
    • 1 Debates about where to find readers
    • 2 Evidence of reading experiences
    • 2 Evidence of reading experiences
    • 2.1 Diaries, journals, autobiographies and memoirs – the anecdotal sources
    • 2.2 Inquisitorial sources – glimpses on common practices?
    • 3 Using UK RED to understand reading in the past – collating the evidence
    • 3 Using UK RED to understand reading in the past – collating the evidence
    • 4 Conclusion and further reading
    • 4 Conclusion and further reading
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements