Overcoming divides: electronic literature ans social change: book of abstracts / ELO Conference 2023

• Type: International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2023

Authors

Maduro, Daniela Côrtes (Organiser) Other; Portela, Manuel (Organiser) Other; Saum-Pascual, Alex (Organiser) Other; Torres, Rui (Organiser) Other

Publisher

Electronic Literature Organization (ELO)

Vancouver

Conference International

ELO Conference 2023: Overcoming Divides: Electronic Literature and Social Change

Coimbra, 2023

Other information

Abstract (EN): About the conference The 2023 conference, “Overcoming Divides: Electronic Literature and Social Change,” advocates the dismantlement of economic, political, linguistic, and cultural barriers, focusing on the relation between art and society, as well as on the subversive potential of electronic literature. Art and literature compulsively respond to undergoing socio-political transformations. Whether overtly committed to social causes or inevitably engulfed by waves of change, writers and artists are influenced by dramatic shifts motivated by local or global issues such as climate change, economic crisis, military conflicts, and repressive or coercive government policies. The field of electronic literature, whose continuous reconfiguration is deeply intertwined with technological advancements, is no exception to this pattern. Equipped with the pervasiveness of network technology, as well as with software that can analyze and portray reality with the utmost detail, electronic literature is harnessed with adequate tools to voice environmental and social concerns and to expose oppressive and corrupt regimes. Highly experimental and focused on an introspective journey that aims to explore the creative amplitude of emerging technologies, electronic literature’s self-reflexive nature is also frequently mobilized to defy normative perspectives over literature and art, as well as to challenge deep-rooted cultural misconceptions. (...)

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 376