How to Construct the Genre of Digital Poetry: A User Manual (Q2382)
scholarly work by Friedrich W. Block
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | How to Construct the Genre of Digital Poetry: A User Manual |
scholarly work by Friedrich W. Block |
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2010
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Genre names function as a rather effective means of institutionalization. They serve to orient toward a certain field of artistic activity, even without clear definitions. But for this purpose, the signifier or name has to have at least some connotative meaning which originates from using the expression. In or- der to create a genre, usage has to tie a multitude of differences and this is best do… (English)
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I wanted to illustrate how the genre “Digital Poetry” has been constituted by an interplay of genre name, development of social, medial, and communicative organization, presentation of artworks, different forms of discourse, and curatorial praxis. The meaning of the genre has emerged from this complex of mediation and observation and much less from individual artistic production. Artists develop … (English)
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