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by Wendy Griswold

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Globalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it, but as Regionalism and the Reading Class shows, neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny-quite the contrary.

Wendy Griswold draws on cases from Italy, Norway, and the United States to show that fans of books form their own reading class, with a distinctive demographic profile separate from the general public. This reading class is modest in size but intense in its literary practices. Paradoxically these educated and mobile elites work hard to put down local roots by, among other strategies, exploring regional writing. Ultimately, due to the technological, economic, and political advantages they wield, cosmopolitan readers are able to celebrate, perpetuate, and reinvigorate local culture.

Griswold's study will appeal to students of cultural sociology and the history of the book-and her findings will be welcome news to anyone worried about the future of reading or the eclipse of place.

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  • Title Regionalism and the Reading Class
  • Author Wendy Griswold
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Publication date 2008-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780226309224 / 0226309223
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.74 x 5.68 x 0.87 in (22.20 x 14.43 x 2.21 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Sociological
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Reading interests, Reading - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007026794
  • Dewey Decimal Code 418.4

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Citations

  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/12/2008, Page 10

About the author

Wendy Griswold is professor of sociology, comparative literary studies, and English at Northwestern University, and the author of several books including Cultures and Societies in a Changing World and Bearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria.
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