Today, I will be offering a Twitter & Mastodon Bot workshop at the 2nd African Electronic Literature Alliance International Workshop Conference (AELAIWC2022). Here’s a link to the resource I will be using for the workshop.
Author: Leonardo Flores
Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. He taught at the English Department at University of Puerto Rico: Mayagüez Campus from 1994 to 2019. He is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. He was the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar in Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. His research areas are electronic literature and its preservation via criticism, documentation, and digital archives. He is the creator of a scholarly blogging project titled I ♥ E-Poetry, co-editor of the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, and has a Spanish language e-lit column in 80 Grados. He is currently co-editing the first Anthology of Latin American Electronic Literature. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.
Cultivemos las letras digitales
Estimades colegas: Les escribo para invitarles a pensar y tomar acción en algo que nos hace falta enormemente en nuestra comunidad: revistas que nos ayuden a cultivar las letras digitales (tanto literatura electrónica como escritura digital). La escritura digital explora el potencial de los soportes digitales para darle forma a la palabra, buscando ir más… Continue reading Cultivemos las letras digitales
My ELO Presidency: 2019-2022
Today is the end of my 3 years of service as President of the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) and I would like to punctuate this moment with a reflection on the work accomplished and by thanking those who have been so supportive throughout my tenure in this role. I want to begin by thanking my… Continue reading My ELO Presidency: 2019-2022
New Talk: Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege
On April 6, 2022, I gave an invited talk at University of Virginia’s Scholar’s Lab titled “Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege.” Here’s the abstract and a link to the video recording of my talk: The field of electronic literature has long been dominated by white practitioners in its… Continue reading New Talk: Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege
HELP WANTED: Creating an Ethnic American E-literature Course!
I am beyond thrilled to be researching and developing a course titled “Ethnic American Electronic Literature” as a Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium Teaching Fellow. Here’s a brief description of the course, followed by a form that you can use to contribute to the research. This course focuses on digital literature created by Black, Indigenous, Latinx,… Continue reading HELP WANTED: Creating an Ethnic American E-literature Course!
Digital Colonialism: Electronic Literature as Resistance
My talk at the ELO 2021 Conference was part of a panel titled “Political & Cultural Issues in E-Lit 1” and was presented on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Abstract In my essay titled “Third Generation Electronic Literature” I describe this new wave of electronic literature as one “based on social media networks and widely adopted… Continue reading Digital Colonialism: Electronic Literature as Resistance
Presentation: “Print | Screen: Reading Computer-Generated Writing”
On October 2, I participated in a panel titled “Reading Computer-Generated Books” for SLSA 34 (Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts). The abstract and video are available below: Computational literature — including bookbound and bookish digital artifacts — are some of the earliest forms of electronic literature and represent a contemporary thread of practice… Continue reading Presentation: “Print | Screen: Reading Computer-Generated Writing”
Obra Nueva: Bot de Santos Olvidados
¿Conoces la vida y obra de Santa Marielfaela quien vivió en Deventer en el siglo V después de Cristo? Durante su distinguida vida la madre enseñó a las ciudadanas y mantuvo votos de silencio. Se enclaustró en una ermita. Al día de hoy sus seguidoras visitan su tumba. O tal vez has escuchado de San… Continue reading Obra Nueva: Bot de Santos Olvidados
Recent Lecture: “Technological Imperialism and Digital Writing”
On January 15, 2021 I gave an invited lecture as part of McGill University’s Spectrums of DH lecture series. Here’s the abstract for my talk: In my talk I will offer an exploration of how the development, distribution, and access to digital technologies have replicated imperialist and colonialist practices of the past and have led… Continue reading Recent Lecture: “Technological Imperialism and Digital Writing”
Two Recent Lectures: “Turning the Page” and “Distant Writing”
This semester, right before COVID-19 sent the world into quarantine, I was honored to give two invited lectures on electronic literature, one at the US Naval Academy titled “Turning the Page: Latinx Born-Digital Literature” and another at U of Maryland titled “Distant Writing.” The lectures have been video recorded and well produced, so I have… Continue reading Two Recent Lectures: “Turning the Page” and “Distant Writing”