Following the CfP in October 2025, I’m thrilled to announce the programme of the interdisciplinary workshop on Reading as a Social Practice, organized by Irmtraud Hnilica and myself. We are excited about the range of perspectives brought together in this event. Further information can be found below, and we would be happy to answer any questions.
According to a widely held consensus, we are currently experiencing a reading crisis. This workshop aims to take a step back from the rhetoric of decline and instead ask how reading itself can be conceptualized and examined from different disciplinary perspectives – particularly in philosophy and literary studies. As an initial approach, we propose that reading is shaped not only by the texts themselves or by individual readers, but significantly by the interactions among readers. The workshop brings together researchers who discuss reading as a social practice from historical, theoretical, and contemporary perspectives. In doing so, it opens a space for interdisciplinary exchange and lays the foundation for future collaborations and a shared network.
Handling Ideas 