Reading Moving Letters: Digital Literature in Research and Teaching. A Handbook

by Roberto Simanowski (Editor), Peter Gendolla (Editor), Jörgen Schäfer (Editor)

»Digital media« is increasingly finding its way into the discussions of the humanities classroom. But while there is a number of grand theoretical texts about digital literature there as yet is little in the way of resources for discussing the down-to-earth practices of research, teaching, and curriculum necessary for this work to mature. This book presents contributions by scholars and teachers from different countries and academic environments who articulate their approach to the study and teaching of digital literature and thus give a broader audience an idea of the state-of-the-art of the subject matter also in international comparison.

384 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2009

About the author

Roberto Simanowski is a German scholar of media and cultural studies and the author of Digital Art and Meaning, Data Love, Facebook Society, Waste: A New Media Primer, and The Death Algorithm and Other Digital Dilemmas (the last two published by the MIT Press).

Reviews

[Jane Hammons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful, especially for people interested in teaching digital/electronic literature and thinking about reading in new ways. I haven't read every article in this collection, but I've read 75% of them.