Book Clubs: An Ethnographic Study of an Innovative Reading Practice in Spain

Autor/in	Álvarez-Álvarez, Carmen
Titel	Book Clubs: An Ethnographic Study of an Innovative Reading Practice in Spain
Quelle	In: Studies in Continuing Education, 38 (2016) 2, S.228-242 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-037X
DOI	10.1080/0158037X.2015.1080676
Schlagwörter	Ethnography; Books; Clubs; Reading Habits; Group Discussion; Values Education; Literature; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Enrichment; Participant Observation; Interviews; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnografie; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Club; Klub; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Gruppendiskussion; Werterziehung; Literatur; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Bereicherung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Spanien
Abstract	The most innovative reading practices currently rely on the paradigm of dialogic reading. Book clubs, literary gatherings and study circles are emerging in different social spaces to promote reading and literary discussion amongst adults, and libraries, bookshops, cultural centres, etc. are increasingly developing strategies in this direction. Despite the vast development of reading clubs throughout Spain, empirical research on this phenomenon is still at the embryonic stage. This paper queries the ability of this practice to encourage the pleasure of reading, as well as civic and literary education. The results, obtained from an ethnographic study of nine book club meetings and six key informant interviews, show that the discussions contribute to: (1) developing a taste for reading, literature and reading habits; (2) fostering debate about values and learning about personal experiences related to the stories covered in the various readings; and (3) learning academic skills that go beyond the scope of an informal literary analysis. The main conclusion of our study is that book club meetings generate a very favourable context for literary analysis, as they foster reading innovation and the cultivation of literature, as well as promoting values education and adult learning from a dialogic perspective. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01