IPP Guest Lecture | Autofiction, Degrees of Fictionality, and Readers Sitting on the Fence: An Empirical Approach to Hybrid Reading
- https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/ggkgcsc/ggk-gcsc-calendar/wise-2425/ipp/autofiction-degrees-of-fictionality-and-readers-sitting-on-the-fence-an-empirical-approach-to-hybrid-reading
- IPP Guest Lecture | Autofiction, Degrees of Fictionality, and Readers Sitting on the Fence: An Empirical Approach to Hybrid Reading
- 2025-01-30T10:00:00+01:00
- 2025-01-30T12:00:00+01:00
Lecturer: PD Dr. Alexandra Effe
Empirical studies have generated insights into the processing of fictional versus factual texts, but how readers engage with generically hybrid texts remains largely unexplored. In this talk, I synthesize theoretical frameworks from narrative theory with empirical research on textual processing to develop a model of hybrid fictional-factual reading. At the example of a small empirical project on reader responses on the social cataloguing and reviewing site “Goodreads,” I show how this resource can shed light on autofictional reading. I end with a reflection on the theoretical relevance of empirical research on hybrid fictional-factual reading for literary and reception studies as well as on the practical/societal impact of such work.
In Cooperation with the English Department at JLU Gießen
