{"id":86,"date":"2025-10-12T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:13:49","slug":"reading-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns86_ad4860-b1{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns86_ad4860-b1 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns86_ad4860-b1\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn86_792297-57.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn86_792297-57 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.srcrockett.scot\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Main Entrance<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn86_04dc90-29.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn86_04dc90-29 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.srcrockett.scot\/Library\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Library<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn86_88b3d4-bf.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn86_88b3d4-bf kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.srcrockett.scot\/Museum\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Museum<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn86_19d5bd-4a.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn86_19d5bd-4a kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.srcrockett.scot\/Reading-Room\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Reading Room<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome to the Reading Room \u2014 a curated space where Crockett\u2019s writing serves as case studies and exemplars for wider exploration. Here you\u2019ll find <strong>Connections<\/strong> tracing his links to people, places, and ideas; <strong>Correspondence<\/strong> that brings voices into dialogue across time; <strong>Serials<\/strong> unfolding sustained narratives; <strong>Mythbusting<\/strong> and <strong>Literary Analysis<\/strong> essays that challenge assumptions; <strong>Exhibitions Showcase<\/strong> companion pieces expanding on our online exhibitions; and <strong>AI \u2013 Hand in Hand<\/strong>, a meta space reflecting on how AI\u2013human partnerships in digital humanities can open new perspectives and shape best practice. Whether you prefer <strong>Quick Reads<\/strong> or <strong>Deep Dives<\/strong>, the Reading Room offers pathways into Crockett\u2019s work and its contemporary relevance.<\/em> All works are available to read online and <strong><em>Deep Dives<\/em><\/strong> can be downloaded in PDF format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Browse By Category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c726dc29 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/connections\/\">Connections<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/correspondence\/\">Correspondence<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/exhibitions\/\">Exhibition Showcase<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/ai-hand-in-hand\/\">AI: Hand in Hand<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/mythbusting\/\">Mythbusting<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/serials\/\">Serials<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/category\/literary-analysis\/\">Literary Analysis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Articles <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-560 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ai-hand-in-hand tag-curator\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/2026\/08\/03\/season-one-old-dog-new-sticks\/\" target=\"_self\" >Season One: Old Dog, New Sticks<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Or, what\u2019s behind this virtual door and why it\u2019s here. This is not where you\u2019re supposed to be. The museum is out there \u2014 the letters, the scholarship, the Victorian Scotland, the man who wrote about it. This is the door at the back of the museum. You tried it. Here we are. This is&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-03T14:15:27+01:00\">August 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-544 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-connections category-uncategorized tag-quick-reads tag-s-r-crockett-2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/2026\/07\/31\/the-academic-the-administrator-and-the-author-turned-curator\/\" target=\"_self\" >The academic, the administrator and the author turned curator<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Behind every archive is someone who kept the boxes. Meet the three researchers \u2014 an academic, an administrator, and an author turned curator \u2014 whose decades of separate work on S.R. Crockett now sit, quite literally, in one bedroom study: the unlikely origin story of the S.R. Crockett Cultural Legacy Charity <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T09:33:20+01:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-468 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ai-hand-in-hand category-connections tag-deep-dives tag-s-r-crockett-2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srcrockett.scot\/thereadingroom\/2026\/07\/14\/s-r-crocketts-st-andrews-years\/\" target=\"_self\" >S.R.Crockett&#8217;s St Andrews Years<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How AI-assisted archive research transforms 39 letters related to St Andrews and golf into a portrait of S.R. 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