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Convenors: Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken and Jaap Kooijman. Coordinator: Eloe Kingma (asca-fgw@uva.nl) | 12 October, 8 November (Wednesday!), 7 December, 22 Februari 2024, 21 March 2024, 25 April 2024, 15:00-17:30. | Details t.b.a.
Event details of ASCA Theory Seminar: (Moving) Image
Date
7 December 2023
Time
15:00 -17:30
Room
Belle van Zuylenzaal

Close Readings: Text, Object & Subject 

In this year’s seminar, we discuss the importance of close readings in relation to our objects of study, as well as our own position as academic researchers. What happens to the act of close reading when the “object” changes? How do close readings of novels differ from close reading interviews conducted during field work?