Previous |
Next |
May 29, 2007, 04:10 PM ET
The Electronic Literati, in Search of a Voice
Most novels and poems don’t require instruction manuals to figure out how to read them. But for many works of electronic literature, some assembly is required.
The printed book is best suited for linear narratives — and all the reader needs to do is turn the page. But electronic literature is written to take advantage of digital media features, hyperlinking portions of text, soundtracks, video clips, and more.
Authors and scholars of this relatively new art form gathered in May at the University of Maryland at College Park for a symposium on “The Future of Electronic Literature.” To get things started, they held a public reading of their works in an “open mic and mouse night.”
Watch a video report from the reading, or read the full article in The Chronicle. — Jeffrey R. Young
Add Your Comment
Commenting is closed.