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What is social reading?
In this video Prof. Philipp Schweighauser describes social reading and tells us about The Golden Notebook Project.
Social reading is a form of collaborative reading that takes place online. It incorporates discussion into the reading process and thus turns it into a community experience.
In Week 1, we already had a brief look at one social reading site. Watch Philipp Schweighauser explain more and demonstrate how social reading works by taking a closer look at The Golden Notebook Project.
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Literature in the Digital Age: from Close Reading to Distant Reading
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