Category: Interviews

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, Read more

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

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 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

Beatriz Gómez is Professor of Writing and Storytelling at the University of Navarra, Spain. She is dedicated to supporting students in their discovery of writing and reading. She is very interested in communication about Palliative Care and in the narratives of victims of terrorism. What does reading mean to you? Reading is the pleasure of Read more

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

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

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