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English Language and Literature

Portland State University

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

2019

Book industry -- Digital humanities

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Twenty-First Century Book Studies: The State Of The Discipline, Rachel Noorda, Stevie Marsden Oct 2019

Twenty-First Century Book Studies: The State Of The Discipline, Rachel Noorda, Stevie Marsden

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

During the 25th annual Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) conference in 2017, held at the University of Victoria, Canada, Stevie Marsden and Rachel Noorda moderated a workshop on the topic of “The Twenty-First Century Book.” Six scholars (Beth Driscoll, Per Henningsgaard, Simone Murray, DeNel Rehberg-Sedo, Simon Rowberry and Claire Squires), whose research is predominantly positioned within the twenty-first century, were invited to discuss the challenges and opportunities for studying the twenty-first century book. The 2017 SHARP conference, “Technologies of the Book”, seemed the perfect setting to hold this workshop. Not only did the conference theme …


Third Generation Electronic Literature And Artisanal Interfaces: Resistance In The Materials, Kathi Inman Berens May 2019

Third Generation Electronic Literature And Artisanal Interfaces: Resistance In The Materials, Kathi Inman Berens

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

What is the role of hand-crafted literary interfaces in a world of memes and bots? Kathi Inman Berens examines five recent books that address literary interfaces and applies pressure to the definition of "third generation electronic literature," exploring the role of code and intention in e-lit authorship.