A BBC documentary in which science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step into other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.Sunday, November 7, 2010
Why Reading Matters (2009)
A BBC documentary in which science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step into other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.
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See, students of mine, it's not only me who's in the BBC craze! :)
ReplyDeleteVery enlightening, Ana and a good self-esteem booster! One almost feels like being able to read is a superpower... The superpower of words.
I can't believe Tom Palmer was so deeply touched by Wuthering Heights... Many people consider it chick-lit...
Yeeeees! We’re sort of BBCholics ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed the documentary! Sure! Language is power!!
I wouldn’t say Wuthering Heights is chick lit; of course in some ways it is romantic and women-oriented, but I guess its narrative mode adds a sort of ironic, anti-romantic touch. It’s the same with Jane Austen’s novels: they’ve traditionally been read as women’s novels, exponents of 19th century “chick-lit”, but they are much more than that: I think this is part of the message behind The Jane Austen Book Club.
Cheers girl!
Good documentary, it justifies things that we all know to be true, that reading is mind food, so keep on eating those pages.
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