The link between fiction and teenagers’ reading skills: International evidence from the OECD PISA study
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3498
Abstract: It is well known that children who read more tend to achieve higher scores in academic reading tests. Much less is known, however, about the link between reading different types of text and young people's… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; pisa; reading skills; evidence ... See more keywords
The future imagined: Exploring fiction as a means of reflecting on today’s Grand Societal Challenges and tomorrow’s options
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.05.009
Abstract: Abstract European science policy (so-called Horizon 2020) is guided by Grand Societal Challenges (GSCs) with the explicit aim of shaping the future. In this paper we propose an innovative approach to the analysis and critique… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; today; societal challenges; science ... See more keywords
Beyond techno-utopia and its discontents: On the role of utopianism and speculative fiction in shaping alternatives to the smart city imaginary
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2019.102475
Abstract: Abstract In recent years, the osmart city’ has become established in policy and planning discourse, embedding visions of an urban future where ubiquitous technology offers efficient solutions to the pathologies of the contemporary city. In… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; city imaginary; city; smart city ... See more keywords
How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2019.104047
Abstract: Abstract Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per minute (wpm) for non-fiction and 260 wpm for fiction. The… read more here.
Keywords: reading; reading rate; fiction; per minute ... See more keywords
The spontaneous co-creation of comedy: Humour in improvised theatrical fiction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2020.12.007
Abstract: Abstract This study investigates humour strategies in improvised theatrical fiction. Improvised theatre is a type of data that has thus far remained unexplored by linguistic studies, but which provides interesting insight into the characteristics of… read more here.
Keywords: improvised theatrical; fiction; creation; framework ... See more keywords
An analysis of the reading habits of autistic adults compared to neurotypical adults and implications for future interventions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104003
Abstract: BACKGROUND While research has consistently highlighted the usefulness of narrative texts for social development, this has not been fully explored with autistic adults. It has long been assumed that autistic individuals lack the social understanding… read more here.
Keywords: reading habits; fiction; social understanding; autistic adults ... See more keywords
Thomas A. Prendergast . Poetical Dust: Poets’ Corner and the Making of Britain. Haney Foundation Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. Pp. 256. $59.95 (cloth).
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DOI: 10.1017/jbr.2016.169
Abstract: and in visual representations of Christ as a man in a dress, “a woman with a beard” (77). The model of the muscular Christian, the manly man, found its apotheosis in various heroic clergymen, both… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; poetical dust; prendergast poetical; thomas prendergast ... See more keywords
M. R. Ghanoonparvar, Iranian Film and Persian Fiction (Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda Publishers, 2016). Pp. 242. $45.00 paper. ISBN: 9781568593418
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020743817000538
Abstract: lower classes as primitive and culturally inferior” (pp. 102–3). Subsequently, Behdad offers an informative, yet concise, history of Iranian photography, before closely analyzing a small number of photographs from his grandfather’s collection, including his fruitful… read more here.
Keywords: ghanoonparvar iranian; fiction; iranian film; power ... See more keywords
Determining the markers of a preference for imaginary worlds fiction calls for comparisons across kinds of fiction readers and forms of exploration
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002065
Abstract: Abstract The authors do not compare readers who prefer imaginary world fiction to readers with other reading preferences, failing to rule out the hypothesis that their findings apply to all readers. The authors also do… read more here.
Keywords: markers preference; determining markers; imaginary worlds; preference imaginary ... See more keywords
Exploration and arrangement in physical and social worlds
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002119
Abstract: Abstract Fiction involves exploring imaginative arrangements of places and characters: elements that can be recognized by readers. In childhood, exploration occurs from a safe home base of a caregiver; fiction enables a comparable basis. Physical… read more here.
Keywords: arrangement physical; physical social; social worlds; exploration ... See more keywords
Am I present in imaginary worlds? Intentions, actions, and flow in mediated experiences and fiction
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2100220x
Abstract: Abstract We support the idea of applying cultural evolution theory to the study of storytelling, and fiction in particular. However, we suggest that a more plausible link between real and imaginary worlds is the feeling… read more here.
Keywords: intentions actions; present imaginary; imaginary worlds; actions flow ... See more keywords