What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation
- Written by Kate Flaherty, Senior Lecturer (English and Drama) ANU, Australian National University
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Every year about 150 students enrol in the introductory English literature course at the Australian National University, which I teach. The course includes works by Shakespeare, Austen, Woolf and Dickens.
I know what these books did for me as a student 20 years ago, but times have changed. I am curious to discover what reading...