LEADER 03830nam 2200565 450 001 9910813421403321 005 20230126215712.0 010 $a1-4773-1519-5 024 7 $a10.7560/315170 035 $a(CKB)3840000000341726 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5264869 035 $a(DE-B1597)587166 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781477315194 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000341726 100 $a20180302h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aPublic pages $ereading along the Latin American streetscape /$fMarcy Schwartz 210 1$aAustin, Texas :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (305 pages) 311 $a1-4773-1518-7 311 $a1-4773-1517-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : city reading: public space and cultural -- Citizenship in Latin America -- Campaigning for the capital : Bogota? and Buenos Aires as UNESCO world book capitals -- Reading on wheels : stories of convivencia in Bogota? and Santiago -- Cacerolazos y bibliotecas : solidarity, reading, and public space after the Argentine economic crisis (2001-2002) -- Recycled reading and the cartonera collectives : publishing from the ground up -- Books that bite : libraries of banned books in Argentina -- Conclusion : stories at the intersection. 330 $aPublic reading programs are flourishing in many Latin American cities in the new millennium. They defy the conception of reading as solitary and private by literally taking literature to the streets to create new communities of readers. From institutional and official to informal and spontaneous, the reading programs all use public space, distribute creative writing to a mass public, foster collective rather than individual reading, and provide access to literature in unconventional arenas. The first international study of contemporary print culture in the Americas, Public Pages reveals how recent cultural policy and collective literary reading intervene in public space to promote social integration in cities in Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Chile. Marcy Schwartz looks at broad institutional programs such as UNESCO World Book Capital campaigns and the distribution of free books on public transportation, as well as local initiatives that produce handmade books out of recycled materials (known as cartoneras) and display banned books at former military detention centers. She maps the connection between literary reading and the development of cultural citizenship in Latin America, with municipalities, cultural centers, and groups of ordinary citizens harnessing reading as an activity both social and literary. Along with other strategies for reclaiming democracy after decades of authoritarian regimes and political violence, as well as responding to neoliberal economic policies, these acts of reading collectively in public settings invite civic participation and affirm local belonging. 606 $aLiteracy programs$zLatin America 606 $aPublic spaces$zLatin America 606 $aCity and town life$zLatin America 606 $aLiterature and society$zLatin America 606 $aReading$xSocial aspects$zLatin America 606 $aLiteracy$zLatin America 615 0$aLiteracy programs 615 0$aPublic spaces 615 0$aCity and town life 615 0$aLiterature and society 615 0$aReading$xSocial aspects 615 0$aLiteracy 676 $a374/.0124098 700 $aSchwartz$b Marcy E.$f1958-$01658424 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813421403321 996 $aPublic pages$94012418 997 $aUNINA