Introduction: Exploring the experiences and practices of reading

Authors

• Kirsti Salmi-Niklander Helsingin yliopisto

Abstract

This theme issue explores the practices and experiences of reading from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The authors  of the articles in the theme issue use the memoirs submitted to the “Life as a Reader” collection (Elämää lukijana), organized by the Finnish Literature Society and the Finnish Society for Book History in 2014, as their research material. More than 500 people responded to the call for memoirs; they ranged in age from young teen-agers to people in their 80s. The call was inspired by international practice- and experience-oriented research on reading.