JOURNAL ARTICLE

Seeing Through Attention.

  • Published In: American Literary History, 2025, v. 37, n. 1. P. 208 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bennett, Alice 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the concept of attention as both a cognitive practice and a communicable social phenomenon within literary scholarship and attention studies. It engages with recent works by Garrett Stewart, Gay Watson, and the collection edited by D. Graham Burnett and Justin E. H. Smith, exploring how attention is conveyed through literary techniques, shared reading practices, and diverse attentional modes including meditation and scientific measurement. The discussion highlights attention’s complexity, its mediation through language and medium, and its ethical and political dimensions as emphasized by attention activism. The article underscores the importance of cultivating and communicating varied forms of attention to enrich understanding and foster communal engagement.

Additional Information

  • Source:American Literary History. 2025/03, Vol. 37, Issue 1, p208
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0896-7148
  • DOI:10.1093/alh/ajae131
  • Accession Number:183763721
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