Modern reading practices: Overview of the main studies as an attempt at classification
The article discusses the features of reading as one of the communication channels in the modern information society. It is noted that in the post-literacy era, when cultural texts acquire new qualities, the nature of reading has changed: it has become, in addition to the book one, screen, mobile and multimedia. In many ways, this happened because the reader has changed. The “new” reader is distinguished, in addition to “equipment”, by such quality as subjectivity. One is able to independently determine the trajectory of their own reading; learning digital reading on their own, the reader transforms traditional reading practices into new communicative formats. This is also confirmed by the fact that reading practices in all their diversity have appeared in significant numbers during the last two or three decades. Of course, this fact cannot be ignored. Based on the analysis of the works of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of reading, the authors substantiate the need for systematization of reading practices. An attempt is made to classify them on the following grounds: screen-reading practices; functionally conditioned reading practices; reading practices conditioned by way of “interaction” with the text, as well as the form of existence/representation of the text; “focus” reading practices. It is obvious that the authors present a far from complete list of modern reading practices in each group. However, even it quite convincingly demonstrates the concern of specialists dealing with reading problems. First of all, that the nature of the reader's communication with the book has changed: classical reading -“reading for oneself”, “reading about oneself” and “communication through the text with oneself” is leaving, and it is replaced by “reading for others”, “reading about others” and “communication through the text with ‘others'” (M.Y. Gudova). In conclusion, the need for further study and understanding of the features of the new reader and the practices of their reading is noted. The classification proposed by the authors is based on the analysis of a Large array of sources that are included in the list of references.