Presentation of the book « Immer-son. Listening to the pages of the novels (Jane Eyre and Dracula) »
When: 17.12.2026 19:00
Where: 48.850289, 2.326965
Organizer: Admin
Reading is also listening. Against a primarily visual conception of reading, Immer‑son reveals how the soundscapes imagined by Charlotte Brontë and Bram Stoker shape our immersion in Jane Eyre and Dracula, even taking on a new life in their radio adaptations.
The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme is organizing an evening presentation of the book Immer‑son. Listening to the pages of the novels (Jane Eyre and Dracula), to be published by éditions de l'ENS Lyon, in September 2026.
This “Livres en dialogue” session will host Anaïs Martin, author of the book, in dialogue with a journalist specialist in the subject.
At the end of this meeting, you will have the opportunity to ask all your questions to our guests.
About the book
At a time when the adjective “immersive” seems to have become the hallmark of quality for artistic exhibitions and digital gadgets, the study of the immersive potential of sound is nevertheless neglected by the humanities. This book develops the concept of “immer‑son”, that is, the way sound facilitates immersion, and argues that listening to a novel is just as important as reading it, showing how the writings of Charlotte Brontë and Bram Stoker stimulate readers’ auditory imagination and strengthen their immersion in the fictional worlds of Jane Eyre and Dracula. The joint study of these novels and their French radio adaptations also highlights how their soundscapes come to life when changing medium. Between textualisation of sound and sonification of text, this intermedial work therefore belongs to the field of sound studies, bringing literary and radio analyses to propose a new reading of Jane Eyre and Dracula, with ears wide open.
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About the author
Anaïs Martin holds the agrégation in English and a doctorate in Anglophone studies. She also trained at the Conservatoire de musique d’Aix‑en‑Provence. She currently teaches in a high school in Aubagne (13) as well as at the University of Aix‑Marseille. Her research focuses on the soundscapes of Victorian literature and how sound fosters readers’ imagination and their immersion in fictional worlds. Having collaborated with adapters and directors at France Culture, she leverages her observations to study the radio adaptation strategies of Victorian works and continue exploring how sonification of text allows novels to be read differently.
Tags: booktalk, soundscape, lecture, literature
Source: https://www.paris.fr/evenements/presentation-de-l-ouvrage-vivre-les-encheres-117285
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