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Lucie van Hooff is a student at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she is completing a Master’s degree in Applied Cognitive Psychology. She also works with the Rijksmuseum to study how people experience art, and she is especially interested in cognitive psychology and the psychology of language. What does reading mean to you? For Read more

Nadia Plokker is a third-year honors Humanities student at Amsterdam University College interested in film, culture, and media. What does reading mean to you? As an activity, it means reading stories, books, or things online. I have to read a lot for my classes. For example, for my intensive, I have three different texts daily Read more

From October 15–18, scholars, educators, and practitioners from across Europe gathered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for the REMAP Expert Meeting, dedicated to the upcoming Companion to Meaningful Reading. Over three inspiring days, participants explored what it means to read for understanding, growth, and connection — across genres, disciplines, and educational levels. Through keynotes, panels, and Read more

Leire Escalada is a journalist and a Lecturer of Writing at the University of Navarra (Spain). She is very interested in literature of memory and nonfiction literature, as well as in short stories. What does reading mean to you? I think I was a reader even before I knew how to read because my parents Read more