Submission Date
5-4-2026
Document Type
Paper
Department
Education
Adviser
Stephanie Mackler
Committee Member
Diane Skorina
Committee Member
Seamus Mulryan
Department Chair
John Spencer
Project Description
This research paper aims to answer the question, “Why read?” by exploring the significance and purpose of reading, during what many have begun to call the post-literacy era, in order to convey the message that we as human beings have a fundamental need for reading and a failure to fulfill this need may result in an inability to reach one’s full potential as both an individual and as a society at large.
Recommended Citation
Martello, Corrine H., "Why Read in the Age of Post-Literacy?" (2026). Educational Studies Honors Papers. 10.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/education_hon/10
