#10398. The making of male reader identities across generations: assemblages of rural places in shaping life as a male reader in Australia and Sweden

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Drawing on interviews we explore the centrality of belonging to rural places, embedded within time, in shaping life as a male reader, regardless of country of origin, or generation. Classroom experiences related to ‘academic reading’ became embodied in non-reader identities and shaped life as a reader through the lifespan, while peer group cultures and connections to place offered alternative spaces to engage with reading a range of texts related to cultural life worlds with a shared sense of meaning, purpose, and value.
Keywords:
masculinity; place theory; Reader identities; rural places; schooling; social class

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