Author: Ihor Baltsat
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Interview with Joost Krijnen
Joost Krijnen is a tutor and a Lecturer in the Academic Core at the University College Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is interested in American studies and literature. What does reading mean to you? Reading is central to my life and has been for a long time. I grew up with books. My house was Read more
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Interview with Rosalia Baena
Rosalia Baena is Professor of English at the University of Navarra, Spain. She is very interested in narrative theory, life writing and literature in general. She is currently working on the role of reading and literature in character education What does reading mean to you? Reading is one of the main activities in my life. Read more
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Interview with Emma Cohen de Lara
Emma Cohen de Lara is a Senior Lecturer of Political theory at the University College Amsterdam, and a Research Fellow at the Free University of Amsterdam and the University of Navarra in Spain. She is interested in political thought, philosophy and literature. What does reading mean to you? I love to read and I think Read more
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Main ideas of REMAP project at a glance
by Emma Cohen de Lara What is Meaningful Reading? In Meaningful reading, we invite students to connect the readings to their own personal questions and their own lives. In other words, meaningful reading means reading literature not just for literary criticism but for personal development. We see this as a way of reading literature that Read more
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“Literature and great texts have a lot to offer to students”
The ICS leads a European research project to promote meaningful reading among university students The REMAP kick-off meeting was held at the University of Navarra in Spain on 12 December 2024. Photo: Manuel Castells The research project Reading for Meaning and Purpose (REMAP) aims to address the humanistic needs of European university students through great works of literature. Read more
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The University leads a European project to promote meaningful reading in the university community.
The project Erasmus+ ‘REMAP: Reading for Meaning and Purpose’, involving universities in Slovakia, Latvia and the Netherlands and a network of schools, will provide educational resources for teachers. Photo: Manuel Castells/The researcher team of project REMAP of the University of Navarra. From left to right, Beatriz Gómez, Emma Cohen de Lara, Álvaro Sánchez-Ostiz and Rosalía Baena. Read more