Reading Communities

Twitter account for the AHRC funded ‘Reading Communities: Connecting the Past and the Present’ project at the OU.

[Dr Shafquat Towheed @Shaf_Towheed]

Ahead of the Thanksgiving break, here’s the CFP for our @OU_FASS free online conference #readingforescape 17-18 March 2022, details at https://t.co/TT4EqcMqHT deadline for proposals 7 January 2022 @OU_WELS @SHARPorgNews @IES_London @eureadit

[Being Human Festival @BeingHumanFest]

📢 Now taking place online!

🗣️ The Future of Storytelling @Palgrave
🗓️ 18 Nov
💭 What does the future look like for reading, storytelling and the ‘text’ in a world where visual media is increasingly dominant? @Shaf_Towheed @katepullinger @JasonSteinhauer
https://t.co/HHsG9BUGGA

[OU Arts & Social Sciences @OU_FASS]

We love to talk about a good book, but what about the books we hate? Join Dr Shafquat Towheed for "Evaluating Negative responses to reading, in life and in fiction" Stephen Colcough Lecture online on 30 June - sign up 👉 https://t.co/koBPPyilEd

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Not long until the GOTH symposium! It starts on Thursday, but there is still time to register for free. @OU_GOTH @OU_FASS @OU_Writers

[Being Human Festival @BeingHumanFest]

"Confined to our homes, many have turned to the printed books on our shelves and the e-books on our digital devices, for reassurance, reflection or escape."

– @Shaf_Towheed on 'Reading the Pandemic', part of Being Human 2020. 👇 #WorldBookDay

https://t.co/JSfMi2NqUR

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

The OU READ-IT team are pleased to be joining Imagine! The Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics again this year, on 23rd March, 5pm. Find out more here: https://t.co/K0dbFP4SBw @OUBelfast @ImagineBelfast @maya_parmar @Shaf_Towheed @Ellaberthoud

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

@ImagineBelfast @OUBelfast great looking programme for this year's Imagine festival! We can't wait to join you for our event 'Reading in the Pandemic' on the 23rd March: https://t.co/xHglkwf8j7 @OU_FASS @OU_Writers

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Registration is open for the conference ‘The Reader in the Book’ (18, 19, 25, 26 March 2021). The READ-IT team will be presenting resources on 18 March, and @Shaf_Towheed will be giving one of the plenary talks on 25 March: https://t.co/b3R2i90WEt @IES_London
@OU_FASS

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Members of the @eureadit team will be tweeting about their #MondayMotivation and #FridayFeeling in the coming weeks. Watch this space! @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews @OU_Writers

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

For the @BeingHumanFest we were pleased to host ‘Reading in the Pandemic’. Now the recordings for each part of the event are available to view on the @SASNews Youtube channel. Find the full set of links and event descriptions here: https://t.co/V3Pm1DAxAr @Ellaberthoud @OU_FASS

[Dr Shafquat Towheed @Shaf_Towheed]

We have released extra spaces for Reading in the Pandemic, a #beinghuman2020 event (online via Zoom) on 18 November, 5-6pm, please book your free place via Eventbrite here: https://t.co/73GTaJBUC2 @IES_London @OU_FASS @OUstudents @BeingHumanFest @thereaderorg @readingagency

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

We're very excited that our Italian social media champion @camiantonioni is taking over the @eureadit Twitter account for @BOOKCITYMILANO 11-15 Nov. Watch this space for updates! Meet Camilla here: https://t.co/GRup9biHIx

#twittertakeover @alepantonini @rhymesontheroad

[Dr Shafquat Towheed @Shaf_Towheed]

If you attended the 'Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ conference, our survey is for you - please complete this (all data gathered is anonymous) #pandemicbookshelves @drSallyBD @CorinnaNoRue @dmndkng @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews @eureadit https://t.co/tkGUuDANcf

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Do you miss commuter reading? Want to tell us about your #pandemicreading? Share an image with us at https://t.co/ggWSFpgFpO #pandemicreading #sharewithreadit @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

The Open University were pleased to host the most recent consortium meeting for @eureadit on the 20-21 October 2020: https://t.co/wuPrVBELF2

[DigitalHumanities OU @DH_OU]

Read the latest #reading and #wellbeing post by @rhymesontheroad on #pandemicreading Boccaccio’s Decameron

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Old books, magazines and postcards for sale in Havana, Cuba (2013) – do you have any #ThrowbackThursday images of your reading?

#sharewithreadit @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews #Pandemicreading

https://t.co/ggWSFpgFpO

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

@JenGoneZen @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews @NaomiIshiguro @carmenmmachado @tiffaniangus Many thanks for sharing this with us! You are definitely on to something here about the value of short stories during the pandemic

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

Did you have great expectations about what you would read during the pandemic? Were you disappointed or fulfilled? Want to tell us about your #pandemicreading? #sharewithreadit @OU_FASS @SHARPorgNews https://t.co/ggWSFpgFpO

[EUREADIT @eureadit]

We can't wait to be part of #BeingHuman2020 this year. We have a free event on 'Reading in the Pandemic' on 18 November, 5-6pm, online. Registration: https://t.co/7jZtr9wa9M

@OU_FASS @OU_Writers @goodreads @SHARPorgNews @maya_parmar @Shaf_Towheed #Pandemicreading