This Wednesday, October 19, the Wesley Center for New Media, the Georgia Tech Digital Media Program, and the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture will host a symposium on the future of literature. The event has been orgainzed by Jay David Bolter and Maria Engborg. It is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Info below.

The Future of Literature in a Digital Age

October 19

4 pm-7 pm

Georgia Institute of Technology

Technology Square Research Building auditorium

85 Fifth Street NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Michael Joyce, author and professor at Vassar College, Steve Tomasula, author and professor at University of Notre Dame, and Jay David Bolter, Ian Bogost, and Maria Engberg from Digital Media/LCC will speak about how the literary arts respond and relate to an age of digital media culture.

Some of the questions we will discuss are:

  • What is the function of literature in a digital culture?
  • How does our immersion in digital practices affect our reading and appreciation of literary texts?
  • Has literature changed in response to a new digital aesthetic?

We end with a moderated discussion.

We invite everyone to come: listen to, debate, challenge, and be inspired by the speakers and the discussions.

published October 17, 2011

Comments

  1. Andrew Gent

    Any chance this event will be recorded or streamed for those of us incapable of attending in person?

  2. Ian Bogost

    It is being recorded for later posting, and tweeted on the hashtag #FutureOfLiterature.

  3. Hanli Geyser

    Posting a recording would be fantastic thank you! This sounds really great and I wish I could attend. I always wish more events like this could be viewed by those of us in out of the way places.