Cultivating Joy through Digital Pleasure Reading: Whose Pleasure Is it Anyway?

Authors

Lauren Zucker, Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolFollow
Kristen Hawley Turner, Drew UniversityFollow
Rachel Besharat Mann, Wesleyan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Digital reading in English class can bring students pleasure. The authors argue that teachers should incorporate student-selected digital texts in their curricula and create opportunities for students to read, share, and reflect on the digital texts that bring them pleasure. The authors share examples of teachers who include digital pleasure reading in middle school, high school, and higher education classrooms. Digital pleasure reading may bring added benefits (e.g., boosting digital literacies), but it can be promoted as an end in itself.

Recommended Citation

Zucker, Lauren; Turner, Kristen Hawley; and Besharat Mann, Rachel (2024) "Cultivating Joy through Digital Pleasure Reading: Whose Pleasure Is it Anyway?," New Jersey English Journal: Vol. 13, Article 15.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/nj-english-journal/vol13/iss2024/15