Paraliterary : the making of bad readers in postwar America /

Emre, Merve,

Paraliterary : the making of bad readers in postwar America / Merve Emre. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: pop quiz -- Reading as imitation -- Reading as feeling -- Brand reading -- Sight reading -- Reading like a bureaucrat -- Reading like a revolutionary -- Conclusion: retracing one's steps.



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Books and reading--History--United States--20th century.
Books and reading--Sociological aspects.--United States
Literature and society--United States.
Reading--Philosophy.
Communication in international relations--United States.


Electronic Books.

Z1003 / .P373 2017