SMC229H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Reading Evolves
22 Jan 2019
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Reading ecology/environment; part of a broader system where reading habits were influenced by the current time. Reading in any age mirrors the spirit of that time. Spread of literacy, acculturation, education = linked to historical revolutions (spirit of enlightenment and cultural revolutions) Ability to access and criticize knowledge -> want to improve knowledge. Industrial revolution (1760-1840): changed the way of print; mechanized printing (steam engine) Linotype: typecasting and composition machine (1865) typographers could mould and create typesetting. Literacy: 19th century educational reforms and public education. Public libraries (late 19th century): before roman people already started public libraries, but in the 19th century it became an important phenomenon for people to access knowledge. I. e. immigrants moving to new countries could find a way to get acculturated in libraries. 19th century: rise of the public sphere/public consciousness (mass of people thinking alike and belonging to the same community) Reading and interpretive communities: share same values, reading habits, cultural habits.
