The Way We Read Now
Friday, April 21, 2023
9 am – 5 pm
Resnick Studio, Fisher Performing Arts Center
Conference registration is required for attendance.
About the Conference
What does it mean to be a reader in a world saturated with images, texts, networks, and notifications? What forms of attention do we employ as we give ourselves over to the act of reading, which can be both intensely personal and profoundly social? What role can colleges play in cultivating deep engagement with and reflection on evolving technologies of reading? How, in short, do we read, teach, and imagine new worlds through books and stories today, in the digital age?
This conference is made possible thanks to the support of the Bard Reading Initiative, the Office of the Dean of the College, and an anonymous donor.
Conference Schedule
| Opening Remarks | Deirdre d’Albertis and Eric Trudel |
| Guest Speaker | Naomi Baron, “The Technology Made Me Do It: How Computers are Reshaping Literacy” |
| Morning Breakout Sessions (Participants will be assigned to one of four options.) |
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| Buffet Lunch Break | |
| Guest Speaker | Maryanne Wolf, “To Read or Not to Read: The Beauty and Perils of Reading in a Digital Age” |
| Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Participants will be assigned to one of four options.) |
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| Panel Discussion | “Writers as Readers,” a panel discussion with Daniel Mendelsohn, Francine Prose, and Dinaw Mengestu |
| Closing Reception | Fisher Center Lobby |
Guest Speakers
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Naomi BaronProfessor Emerita, World Languages and Cultures, American University
Author of: How We Read Now: Strategic Choices for Print, Screen, and Audio
Presentation: “The Technology Made Me Do It: How Computers are Reshaping Literacy” -
Maryanne WolfDirector, Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at UCLA
Author of: Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
Presentation: “To Read or Not to Read: The Beauty and Perils of Reading in a Digital Age”
Panelists
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Daniel MendelsohnCharles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard -
Dinaw MengestuJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of the Humanities -
Francine ProseDistinguished Writer in Residence
Guest Speaker Book Purchases
Book purchases will be available during the event by Oblong Books between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Online book purchases can be made here or by scanning the adjacent QR code with your phone or mobile device.