{"id":359,"date":"2009-10-13T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T23:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcdlc\/?p=359"},"modified":"2009-10-13T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T23:30:12","slug":"digital-literature-and-critical-literacy-dr-teresa-dobson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcdlc\/2009\/10\/13\/digital-literature-and-critical-literacy-dr-teresa-dobson\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Literature and Critical Literacy &#8211; Dr. Teresa Dobson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a title=\"Teresa Dobson\" href=\"http:\/\/lerc.educ.ubc.ca\/fac\/dobson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Teresa Dobson<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <\/span>presents this <strong>Thursday, October 15<\/strong> at the <a title=\"dlc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lled.educ.ubc.ca\/dlc\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DLC<\/strong><\/a> as part of the <a title=\"LLED seminar series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lled.educ.ubc.ca\/seminars.htm\" target=\"_blank\">LLED Research Seminar Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract:<br \/>\n&#8220;Electronic literature is defined by the Electronic Literature Organization as a class of \u201cworks with important literary aspects that take advantage of the capabilities and contexts provided by the stand-alone or networked computer\u201d (ELO, 2006, n.p.). It includes genres such as hypertext fiction, reactive poetry, blog novels, Flash fiction and poetry, generative art, installation, code poetry, and so on. This presentation considers the features of such multimedia literary forms through an examination of two examples and contemplates the value of such literature for critical literacy education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links you might find interesting and\/or relevant:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ELO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eliterature.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Literature Organization<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Electronic Literature Collection Vol 1\" href=\"http:\/\/collection.eliterature.org\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Literature Collection, Vol 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Digital Literacy PDF\" href=\"http:\/\/pkp.sfu.ca\/files\/Digital%20Literacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Literacy<\/a> (PDF essay by Teresa Dobson and John Willinsky)<br \/>\n<a title=\"what is electronic literature?\" href=\"http:\/\/eliterature.org\/pad\/elp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Literature: What is it?<\/a> (article by N. Katherine Hayles)<br \/>\n<a title=\"curated by Alan Bigelow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.terminalapsu.org\/exhibitions\/digitalliterature\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\">In Search of a New(er) Digital Literature<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Alliance for Digital Humanities\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhumanities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Alliance of Digital Humanities<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Society for Digital Humanities\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sdh-semi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Society for Digital Humanities<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Electronic Literature Workspace\" href=\"http:\/\/electronicliterature.pbworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Literature Workspace<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"arts-humanities.net\" href=\"arts-humanities.net\" target=\"_blank\">arts-humanities.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.wordcircuits.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordcircuits.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wordcircuits.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Hyperizons\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duke.edu\/~mshumate\/theory.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hyperizons: Theory and Criticism of Hypertext Fiction<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"ELF\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreatbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic Literature Foundation (ELF) <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Teresa Dobson presents this Thursday, October 15 at the DLC as part of the LLED Research Seminar Series. 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