By Albert Smith
With digital culture impacting the ways that we engage with and communicate about reading, Black men readers preferred traditional physical books.
One of the problems that fourth-year student, Caleb Spells, noted was that digital culture causes too many distractions from reading and that many digital apps are created to distract users as much as possible. Student Javan Williams said “Feeling the realness of the book, the thickness of it, really makes it feel like you’re learning more; your mind retains more when you’re reading a physical book than watching a screen.” Both students said that the biggest benefit of digital reading is that it allows for easier access to books and information.
The desire to engage with literature physically as opposed to digitally was particularly interesting. With the rise of digital platforms, I expected students to be more receptive to literature digitally, but at least these two students were very adamant about digital reading being an alternative to physical reading. This speaks to the preferred ways of reading and learning for Black men.
Despite digital culture impacting how we receive and seek information, it seems that more traditional styles are preferred by Black men readers.
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One of the problems that fourth-year student, Caleb Spells, noted was that digital culture causes too many distractions from reading and that many digital apps are created to distract users as much as possible. Student Javan Williams said “Feeling the realness of the book, the thickness of it, really makes it feel like you’re learning more; your mind retains more when you’re reading a physical book than watching a screen.” Both students said that the biggest benefit of digital reading is that it allows for easier access to books and information.
The desire to engage with literature physically as opposed to digitally was particularly interesting. With the rise of digital platforms, I expected students to be more receptive to literature digitally, but at least these two students were very adamant about digital reading being an alternative to physical reading. This speaks to the preferred ways of reading and learning for Black men.
Despite digital culture impacting how we receive and seek information, it seems that more traditional styles are preferred by Black men readers.
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