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==Education and early life==
==Education and early life==
Reading was born in the Midlands, UK{{Cite web |last=Solomons |first=Justine |date=2023-03-20 |title=Byte Connects:Laetitia Rutherford and Anna Reading |url=https://bytethebook.com/byte-connects-laetitia-rutherford-and-anna-reading/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Byte the Book}} and was educated at a comprehensive school in [[Camberley]], Surrey.{{Cite news |date=6 February 1981 |title=Discord over charity quartet |work=Camberley News |pages=Frontpage. 1}}{{Cite news |date=22 July 1980 |via= |title=Growing up brings its problems |work=Camberley News |publisher=Reach PLC |location=Camberley, Surrey, England. |page=3}} She gained a first in English literature and Politics, and an MA in Women's Studies from the [[University of York]]. During her studies, Reading co-founded a [[Rape crisis centre|rape crisis group]] in York .{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Margaret |date=1987-08-19 |title=Domestic Drama |work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|pages=6-7}} She was a peace protestor at [[Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp|Greenham Common]] women's peace camp in the 1980s.{{Cite journal |last=Julian |first=Rachel |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Book review Anna Reading and Tamar Katriel, Cultural Memories of Nonviolent Struggles: Powerful Times |url=https://www.peacenews.info/node/8295/anna-reading-and-tamar-katriel-cultural-memories-nonviolent-struggles-powerful-times |journal=Peace News |publication-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=7 April 2026}} Post-graduation she lectured in English literature and language at Poland's [[University of Łódź]] for one year.{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Margaret |date=1989-12-27 |title=Feminist Poles Apart |pages=2–3|work=Yorkshire Post}}{{Cite news |last=Socher |first=Nicole |date=1990-11-23 |title=Sex, guns and Polish politics |page=23 |work=[[Western Mail (Wales)]]}}
Reading was born in the Midlands, UK{{Cite web |last=Solomons |first=Justine |date=2023-03-20 |title=Byte Connects:Laetitia Rutherford and Anna Reading |url=https://bytethebook.com/byte-connects-laetitia-rutherford-and-anna-reading/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Byte the Book}} and was educated at a comprehensive school in [[Camberley]], Surrey.{{Cite news |date=6 February 1981 |title=Discord over charity quartet |work=Camberley News |pages=Frontpage. 1}}{{Cite news |date=22 July 1980 |via= |title=Growing up brings its problems |work=Camberley News |publisher=Reach PLC |location=Camberley, Surrey, England. |page=3}} She gained a first in English literature and Politics, and an MA in Women's Studies from the [[University of York]]. During her studies, Reading co-founded a [[Rape crisis centre|rape crisis group]] in York .{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Margaret |date=1987-08-19 |title=Domestic Drama |work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|pages=6-7}} She was a peace protestor at [[Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp|Greenham Common]] women's peace camp in the 1980s.{{Cite journal |last=Julian |first=Rachel |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Book review Anna Reading and Tamar Katriel, Cultural Memories of Nonviolent Struggles: Powerful Times |url=https://www.peacenews.info/node/8295/anna-reading-and-tamar-katriel-cultural-memories-nonviolent-struggles-powerful-times |journal=Peace News |publication-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=7 April 2026}} Post-graduation she lectured in English literature and language at Poland's [[University of Łódź]] for one year.{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Margaret |date=1989-12-27 |title=Feminist Poles Apart |pages=2–3|work=Yorkshire Post}}{{Cite news |last=Socher |first=Nicole |date=1990-11-23 |title=Sex, guns and Polish politics |page=23 |work=[[Western Mail (Wales)]]}}
She wrote plays and journalism before working as a researcher on East European media change.{{Cite journal |last=Mwakikoti |first=Alex L |date=Winter 1999 |title=Book Reviews Communism, Capitalism and the Mass Media by Colin Sparks with Anna Reading |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/10417949909373130 |journal=Southern Communication Journal |volume=64 |issue=2 |page=176 |via=Taylor and Francis on-line}} Reading completed her PhD thesis, ''Socially inherited memory, gender and the public sphere in Poland,'' at the [[University of Westminster|University of Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design]] in 1996.{{Cite thesis |last=Reading |first=Anna |title=Socially inherited memory, gender and the public sphere in Poland |date=1996 |degree=PhD |publisher=[[University of Westminster]] |url=https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/948zx/socially-inherited-memory-gender-and-the-public-sphere-in-poland}}
She wrote plays and journalism before working as a researcher on East European media change.{{Cite journal |last=Mwakikoti |first=Alex L |date=Winter 1999 |title=Book Reviews Communism, Capitalism and the Mass Media by Colin Sparks with Anna Reading |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/10417949909373130 |journal=Southern Communication Journal |volume=64 |issue=2 |page=176 |via=Taylor and Francis on-line}} Reading completed her PhD thesis, ''Socially inherited memory, gender and the public sphere in Poland,'' at the [[University of Westminster|University of Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design]] in 1996.{{Cite thesis |last=Reading |first=Anna |title=Socially inherited memory, gender and the public sphere in Poland |date=1996 |degree=PhD |publisher=[[University of Westminster]] |url=https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/948zx/socially-inherited-memory-gender-and-the-public-sphere-in-poland}}


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Reading is professor of culture and creative industries at [[King's College London]]. She teaches and researches gender and cultural memory with an [[Intersectionality|intersectional feminist]] approach.{{Cite web |title=King's People, Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/anna-reading |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=King's College, London}} She was Head of King's Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries 2013-17 and Director of King's Arts and Culture Research Institute 2018-22. She held senior academic positions at [[London South Bank University]] and [[Western Sydney University]], Sydney, Australia. {{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/people/adjunct_researchers/anna_reading |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002074108/https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/people/adjunct_researchers/anna_reading |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=8 April 2026 |website=Western Sydney University}}{{Cite web |date=March 2026 |title=Anna Reading About: Bio |url=https://writersguild.org.uk/profile/?profile=DRePIe6r6fOv7QNOTbqLvfA8kU7%2FISt%2BxK82G9ocivks%2FR4sCwHFEM1x%2BnluWQ2sutdlNT6cJWEoVmvP6l3sBA%3D%3D |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=Writers Guild of Great Britain}} She is professorial research associate at the [[University of Glasgow]].{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=Centre for Cultural Policy Research: Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/research/ccpr/researchassociates/annareading/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=University of Glasgow}} She is joint managing editor of the journal [[Media, Culture & Society|Media, Culture and Society.]] {{Cite web |title=Media Culture and Society Editorial Board |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/MCS |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Sage Publications}}
Reading is professor of culture and creative industries at [[King's College London]]. She teaches and researches gender and cultural memory with an [[Intersectionality|intersectional feminist]] approach.{{Cite web |title=King's People, Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/anna-reading |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=King's College, London}} She was Head of King's Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries 2013-17 and Director of King's Arts and Culture Research Institute 2018-22. She held senior academic positions at [[London South Bank University]] and [[Western Sydney University]], Sydney, Australia. {{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/people/adjunct_researchers/anna_reading |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002074108/https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/people/adjunct_researchers/anna_reading |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=8 April 2026 |website=Western Sydney University}}{{Cite web |date=March 2026 |title=Anna Reading About: Bio |url=https://writersguild.org.uk/profile/?profile=DRePIe6r6fOv7QNOTbqLvfA8kU7%2FISt%2BxK82G9ocivks%2FR4sCwHFEM1x%2BnluWQ2sutdlNT6cJWEoVmvP6l3sBA%3D%3D |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=Writers Guild of Great Britain}} She is professorial research associate at the [[University of Glasgow]].{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=Centre for Cultural Policy Research: Professor Anna Reading |url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/research/ccpr/researchassociates/annareading/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=University of Glasgow}} She is joint managing editor of the journal [[Media, Culture & Society|Media, Culture and Society.]] {{Cite web |title=Media Culture and Society Editorial Board |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/MCS |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Sage Publications}}


Reading's scholarly publications are cited by scholars in [[Comparative literature|comparative literature,]] [[gender studies]], [[holocaust studies]], [[heritage studies]], [[memory studies]], and [[media studies]], with growing interest within [[environmental studies]] and [[disability studies]].{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=Anna Reading, Professor of Media and Memory Studies, Cited by |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=irUcg6oAAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Google Scholar Citations Index}}{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=King's People, Professor Anna Reading, |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/anna-reading |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=King's College, London}} [[The Guardian]] interviews Reading about her academic research on [[citizen journalism]] and mobile phone witnessing after the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|2005 London Bombings]]. {{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=2010-01-08 |title=The Rise of the Camera-Phone |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jan/08/stuart-jeffries-camera-phones#:~:text=Only%20one%20problem.,the%20view%20for%20everyone%20else. |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The Guardian}} She was interviewed about her teenage experiences at Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and research on protest singing by [[Roderick Williams]] on the [[BBC]]'s ''Choral History of Britain''.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Roderick |date=2017-09-20 |title=Singing for Solidarity |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0952str |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=BBC Radio 4 Choral History of Britain Series 1}} The [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC]] (Australia) interviewed Reading about her concept of 'globital' memory in relation to death and grief for ''Future Tense''. {{Cite news |last=Funnell |first=Anthony |last2=Zsivanovits |first2=Karin |date=2017-03-04 |title=Witnessing, death and memory |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/witnessing,-death-and-memory/8306654 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=Future Tense |publisher=ABC National Radio |pages=11.30 pm}}
Reading's scholarly publications are cited by scholars in [[Comparative literature|comparative literature,]] [[gender studies]], [[holocaust studies]], [[heritage studies]], [[memory studies]], and [[media studies]], with growing interest within [[environmental studies]] and [[disability studies]].{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=Anna Reading, Professor of Media and Memory Studies, Cited by |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=irUcg6oAAAAJ&hl=en |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Google Scholar Citations Index}}{{Cite web |date=2026-04-10 |title=King's People, Professor Anna Reading, |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/anna-reading |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=King's College, London}} [[The Guardian]] discusses Reading's research in an interview on the significance of [[citizen journalism]] and [[camera phone]] witnessing during the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|2005 London Bombings]]. {{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=2010-01-08 |title=The Rise of the Camera-Phone |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jan/08/stuart-jeffries-camera-phones#:~:text=Only%20one%20problem.,the%20view%20for%20everyone%20else. |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The Guardian}} Reading's experience as a peace protestor and her research on singing at Greenham Common Women's peace camp is discussed in an interview with [[Roderick Williams]] on the [[BBC]]'s ''Choral History of Britain''. name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Roderick |date=2017-09-20 |title=Singing for Solidarity |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0952str |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=BBC Radio 4 Choral History of Britain Series 1}} In an interview with [[ABC NewsRadio (Australia)|ABC]] Reading explains how the idea of 'globital' memory, or a combination of digital and globally networked memory is changing human responses to death and grief. {{Cite news |last=Funnell |first=Anthony |last2=Zsivanovits |first2=Karin |date=2017-03-04 |title=Witnessing, death and memory |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/witnessing,-death-and-memory/8306654 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=Future Tense |publisher=ABC National Radio |pages=11.30 pm}}.


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