One Day National Seminar on English Literature in the Digital Era

One Day National Seminar on English Literature in the Digital Era

12th February, 2016 12th February, 2016

Organized by

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Pondicherry University

Puducherry – 605 014

Organized by

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Pondicherry University

Puducherry – 605 014

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

Dates to remember :

Paper presenters must send an abstract of the paper not exceeding 250 words, preferably by e-mail to lakhimai76@gmail.com before the due date.

Full paper should be about 2000 words, and authors should follow the latest MLA Hand Book for formatting with A4 size paper in MS word, Times New Roman, Font size 12 with double line spacing.

Last date for Abstract submission:January 20, 2016 Last date for submission of Full length paper : February 04, 2016

Hon. Vice Chancellor (i/c)

Prof.(Mrs.) Anisa B. Khan

Dr.N.NatarajanProfessor & Head

Dr.Lakhimai MiliAssistant Professor

Seminar Committee:

Patron:

Chairman:

Coordinator:

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

Dates to remember :

Seminar Committee:

Patron:

Chairman:

Coordinator:

Paper presenters must send an abstract of the paper not exceeding 250 words, preferably by e-mail to lakhimai76@gmail.com before the due date.

Full paper should be about 2000 words, and authors should follow the latest MLA Hand Book for formatting with A4 size paper in MS word, Times New Roman, Font size 12 with double line spacing.

Last date for Abstract submission:January 20, 2016 Last date for submission of Full length paper : February 04, 2016

Hon. Vice Chancellor (i/c)

Prof.(Mrs.) Anisa B. Khan

Dr.N.NatarajanProfessor & Head

Dr.Lakhimai MiliAssistant Professor

Members:

Dr. S. Murali

Dr. Sujatha Vijayaraghavan

Dr. Clement S.Lourdes

Dr. H. Kalpana

Dr. T. Marx

Dr. Binu Zachariah

Dr. S. Visaka Devi

Dr. Ujjwal Jana

Dr. K. Reshmi

Communication Address:

Dr. Lakhimai Mili

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Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Seminar ConvenerDepartment of English, Pondicherry

UniversityPuducherry – 605 014

Members:

Dr. S. Murali

Dr. Sujatha Vijayaraghavan

Dr. Clement S.Lourdes

Dr. H. Kalpana

Dr. T. Marx

Dr. Binu Zachariah

Dr. S. Visaka Devi

Dr. Ujjwal Jana

Dr. K. Reshmi

Communication Address:

Dr. Lakhimai Mili

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Seminar ConvenerDepartment of English, Pondicherry

UniversityPuducherry – 605 014

Call us at : 0413- 2654801 /9047233303 / 9486590592 / 7598612814 / 7598808814Email us at : lakhimai76@gmail.com

Selected papers will be published with

ISBN number

One Day National Seminar on

English Literature in the Digital Era

Digital literature is a genre which

operates solely on digital devices such as

computers, tablets and phones. In this

digital era, modes of reading and writing

have gone through transition from the

normal traditional printed mode to digital

mode through digital setting. Since the

development of the computer system in

1960s and 1970s, writing, speaking,

documentation and presentation have gone

through a sea change. In 1877, recordings

of spoken words began with the invention

of phonograph. In 1930s, the first “talking

book” was made to hold short stories and

book chapters. The 1970s were the time,

when the term “Audio Book” became a part

of the cassette tapes. Will Crowther in her

p r o g r a m m e d t e x t g a m e n a m e d

Colossal Cave Adventures focused on the

interconnectedness between embodied

writers and intelligent machines. Thus

Interactive Fictions were created. N.

Katherine Hales in her work “Electronic

Literature” made the first systematic study

on electronic literature. Her theoretical

framework brings about the possibility of

understanding the areas where the print

literature needs to improve, develop and

facilitate newer kind of reading,

making use of electronic media. She also

makes important note of the balancing

factor on human intelligence and

technology.

Digital literature can help open up

space for interaction, discussion, with the

reading public about authorship and

readership. This can bring about

connections between embodied writers and

the intelligent machines that perform

electronic text. Discussion and debate on

digital literature would also help us

understand electronic literature and put

forward new readings and strategies.

Research methods and modes, discussions

and paper presentations would be on the

multiple means of electronic writing. These

would enable us to understand how literary

studies, media studies and software studies

are connected. It would also help us blend

thinking and making literary approach to

the studies on spacio-temporal realities in

hypertexts.

The aim of the seminar is :

a) To provide an opportunity for the

researchers, academicians and students to

share and discuss their current research and

teaching practices in the digital era and

electronic literature.

b) To provide a platform to participate and

demonstrate the various digital narrative

forms.

Sub Themes of the Seminar :

a) Readings of specific works of

Electronic literature.

b) Fiction and Nonfiction in E-literature

form.

c) Problems in translating Electronic

literature.

d) E-literature and culture.

e) Pedagogy and approaches to

Electronic literature.

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Hypertext Fiction.

Poetry on and off the web.

Kinetic Poetry.

Poems and Stories generated

online.

Novels in the forms of e-mail and

blog.

Interactive Fiction.

Kindle.

Social Media and Role of

Language.

Fan Fiction and Cyber Punk Fiction.