Creativity and Writing in Digital Media
New Frontiers and Cutting Edges
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/wap.v4i2.345Keywords:
electronic literature, digital media, new media, poetry, elo, elmcipAbstract
The article reviews the impact of digital environments on written modes and practices, with a focus on online collaborative works and “born digital” creations. Examples of these works and relevant Web sites are provided, in addition to learning activities for involving students in electronic environments. The pervasiveness of electronic contexts in our public and private lives means that writers and teachers of writing are now able to rethink all genres of communicative activity, written or spoken, and how these are deeply influenced or entirely reformed by digital media.
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