An ambiguous report on electronic literature – in the context of the ELO 2016 conference Cover Image

Nejasná správa o stave elektronickej literatúry – v kontexte konferencie ELO 2016
An ambiguous report on electronic literature – in the context of the ELO 2016 conference

Author(s): Krištof Anetta
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an attempted overview of the current trends in the scholarly, educational andartistic practices related to electronic literature, based on the author’s impressions of the ELO2016 conference in Victoria, BC, Canada. After outlining the organization and demographicsof the event, it describes the definitional struggle inside the field and the rising exposure offeminist scholarship related to electronic art and also highlights important topics from theconference presentations. The paper also introduces a couple of major recent scholarly publicationsin the field and gives a brief review of the artistic performances that took place at theelectronic literature festival.

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 125-130
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Slovak