<p>The article explores the question of what can be recognized in the faces of readers about the process and cultural practice of reading as well as its respective historical and media concretizations. The focus is on the numerous visual reader reactions to the bestselling novels of US author Colleen Hoover in the short video clips on the <i>TikTok</i> platform. They show remarkable parallels between current forms of digital social reading and the historical reading culture of sentimentalism.</p>

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Empfindsamkeit 2.0? Lesende Gesichter in den sozialen Medien

  • Günther Stocker

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The article explores the question of what can be recognized in the faces of readers about the process and cultural practice of reading as well as its respective historical and media concretizations. The focus is on the numerous visual reader reactions to the bestselling novels of US author Colleen Hoover in the short video clips on the TikTok platform. They show remarkable parallels between current forms of digital social reading and the historical reading culture of sentimentalism.