Reading and critical practice

Reading is a transaction, a relationship between a practice of interpretation and a text, in which neither the intention of the author nor the design of the reader can be seen as determining. The meanings readers find, however unexpected, depend on questions posed in the present.

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Published inThe Critical quarterly Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 22 - 31
Main Author Belsey, Catherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01.10.2003
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Critical thinking
Philosophy
Reading
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Summary:Reading is a transaction, a relationship between a practice of interpretation and a text, in which neither the intention of the author nor the design of the reader can be seen as determining. The meanings readers find, however unexpected, depend on questions posed in the present.
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ISSN:0011-1562
1467-8705
DOI:10.1111/1467-8705.00503