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Interview with Edward Brooks
Interview conducted by Nieka van Lieshout (University of Amsterdam / Oxford University) Interview with Edward Brooks Edward Brooks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Character Project and Programme for Global Leadership. His work brings together leadership studies, virtue ethics,…
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REMAP takes part in the course ‘The Challenge of Reading in the Classroom’, bringing together more than one hundred Spanish teachers in Madrid
by Leire Escalada A forum for sharing experiences and projects focused on meaningful reading in the classroom. This was the third edition of the ‘The Challenge of Reading in the Classroom’course, held at the University of Navarra campus in Madrid on 27–28 August. Organized by the Center for Civic Humanism at the Institute for Culture…
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Reading for life, the adventure of training long-life readers
by Leire Escalada Many readers fondly remember the book that turned them into readers. It may have been a Grimm brothers’ fairy tale that their mother told them before bedtime. Perhaps it was the adventures of Harry Potter. Or maybe it was the hilarious escapades of Alice in Wonderland that worked their magic. Every reader…
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Interview with Zanda Rubene
Zanda Rubene is a professor at the University of Latvia, where she is a leading researcher in the fields of educational philosophy and pedagogical anthropology. She teaches courses in master’s and doctoral programmes. She heads the Doctoral School at the University of Latvia. The courses she teaches focus on the philosophy of education, research ethics,…
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Interview with Lucie van Hooff
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…
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REMAP participant BISLA launches essay competition for high school students
[press release] Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA), a liberal arts higher education institution based in Bratislava, Slovakia, has launched a major high school essay competition. Inspired by its participation in the international project Reading for Meaning and Purpose (REMAP), which seeks to help students find their place in the world and meaning in…
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Interview with Slávka Liptáková
Slavka Liptáková is a project & Community Manager at BISLA, screenwriter and dramaturge, literary author. She has been interviewed by BISLA student Natália Dikošová. What is your relationship with literature? I have both a personal and a professional relationship with literature: professional in the sense that I am a trained screenwriter and dramaturg, and a…
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Interview with Nadia Plokker
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…
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REMAP Amsterdam Meeting 2025
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…
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University of Navarra launches first REMAP course
Reading for Life is a text-based course taught by prof. Álvaro Sánchez-Ostiz and Rosalía Baena starting the academic year 2025-2026. It is a general education course which aims to provide students with the experience of meaningful reading. Students will be better equipped to face life’s challenges by means of reflecting on how literature may…