READ WRITE HEAR
A “Being Human” event, 9 November 2025
Reading isn’t just about what’s on the page. It also depends on how, where, and with whom it happens.
These days, most reading is silent and solitary. But that hasn’t always been the norm—and it still isn’t the only way to read. In churches, schools, theatres—and in bedtime stories at home—reading can be a shared, spoken, physical act, shaped by voice, gesture, and setting.
This event invites participants to explore different ways of reading: aloud, in groups, in ceremony, in performance. How does the method change the meaning? What do we lose—and gain—when we read differently?
Join Dr Elspeth Jajdelska, Senior Lecturer in English & Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde, for READ WRITE HEAR—an interactive event that brings together literature, history, and live reading practice. Choose from different reading ‘stations’, take part in discussion, and leave with a book to keep. Whether you’re curious about old texts, group reading, or the power of voice, this is a chance to encounter reading in a new way.