This particular presentation was incredibly indepth and I must admit to being somewhat overwhelmed by the wealth of information provided to us.
I have spent some time this week trying to grasp what digital literature, and indeed digital culture is.
Considering the details of the lecture and, in particular, Roland Barthes quote, "the birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the author", I started to explore the subject matter.To assist with my understanding, I ventured onto our lecturer, Dr Gavin Stewart's "computer-mediated textual art work" Homecoming.
http://www.gavinstewart.net/homecoming/homecoming.html
I investigated various other sources from D&D to Wikis - non-linear texts that have a history of interaction.What is Digital Cultures: is it the study of "New Media" (ouch, yes I said it!), Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Literature, Art - I'm still not sure - perhaps I am more unsure now than I have ever been!
One thing I do know is I'm certainly not going to jump off this roller coaster just yet!Perhaps the aesthetics of digital literature allow me the opportunity to review this post, and heavily edit it tomorrow!
V tired - Night!
One final thing:
Picture of Roland Barthes not smoking (although I am suspicious that he may be concealing a cigarette in his book!)
