ABSTRACT
Obviously, there is no need to invent the reasons why “screens” is a relevant topic. It is almost impossible to imagine a country where screens are not used on a daily basis. There has been a significant inflation of papers and books dealing with this topic. One could easily run the risk of dwelling on the same old ideas, if it were not for the continual proliferation of the kinds of screens we use and of the various modes of screening we encounter. Throughout the 20th century, the theater screen was considered the primary and elite screen – the cinema experience, with its big screen, was synonymous with crowds attending great shows – but it was soon challenged by the smaller screen of television and the more intimate mode of screening it implied. Even smaller screens are now ubiquitous. Watching and reading mobile screens are such widespread practices that an individual who does without them is considered the odd man or woman out.
