Networked Poetics : The Digital Turn in Southern African Poetry
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Hardback or Cased Book
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Page and Screen
ISBN-10
1625347685
ISBN-13
9781625347688
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
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University of Massachusetts Press
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GB
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GB
Publication Date
Feb 23rd, 2024
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
272 grams
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Literary studies: generalLiterary studies: poetry & poetsLiterary studies: poetry and poets
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Introduces readers to the southern African poetry scene in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, illustrating how contemporary poetry is shaped, from inception to canonization, by the influence of digital media publication.
Simultaneously transnational and local, poetry in the twenty-first century is produced across digital networks, shaped through local communities, and evaluated on a global scale. It might start on social media, where a video of a poet circulates and goes viral, gaining international attention without ever going through traditional modes of publication. In Networked Poetics, Susanna L. Sacks introduces readers to the southern African poetry scene in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, illustrating how contemporary poetry is shaped, from inception to canonization, by the influence of digital media publication.
Interweaving ethnographic observation and extensive literary analysis, Sacks demonstrates that, as more artists in Africa reach wider audiences through online publication, poetic form has shifted to reflect social media’s aesthetic norms of urgency, immediacy, and populism. These changes have, in turn, challenged elite processes of valuation, forcing literary institutions like prizes, festivals, and curricula to accommodate the digital turn.
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