Mi ponencia “Los Niños de Ahora y la Literatura Electrónica: Preparación para el Siglo 21” está disponible en la Segunda Cumbre Internacional Los Padres de Ahora. Para más detalles, visiten I ♥︎ E-Poetry, donde he preparado un recurso descargable con más de 20 obras de literatura electrónica para niños de todas las edades. A continuación… Continue reading Presentación: “Los Niños de Ahora y la Literatura Electrónica: Preparación para el Siglo 21”
Author: Leonardo Flores
Publicaciones y Entrevistas en Español
La mayoría de mi trabajo académico es en inglés ya que soy profesor de Inglés y mi preparación es en las tradiciones literarias angloparlantes. Pero eso no significa que no me apasione la literatura– tanto tradicional como electrónica– en español y en otros idiomas. Los temas que atiende la literatura electrónica cruzan barreras de… Continue reading Publicaciones y Entrevistas en Español
Presentation: Beyond the Book: Discover Electronic Literature
Today I visited UPR: Aguadilla to launch English Week with a 2 hour talk titled “Beyond the Book: Discover Electronic Literature.” Here’s the slideshow: [slideshare id=60772407&doc=beyondthebook-160411190122]
Towards a Geek Pedagogy: A Manifesto
Yesterday I published my first Buzzfeed listicle, titled “6 Critical Concepts We Can Learn From Star Wars.” This is a little project I’ve been mulling over for a while, and many of these ideas were first expressed in my classes. Prompted by the new film and the conversation around the series over the Winter break,… Continue reading Towards a Geek Pedagogy: A Manifesto
I ♥ E-Poetry Impact Report
Every so often, I need to explain that single line in my Curriculum Vitae dedicated to I ♥ E-Poetry (listed under Blogs), because it is likely to be overlooked by proposal reviewers. Digital publications, especially self-published blogs are seldom valued in traditional academic settings, after all. So I have put together a brief report based… Continue reading I ♥ E-Poetry Impact Report
Fall 2015 Presentations
Here are some of my upcoming presentations for the Fall: “Cómics digitales” UPRM, Oct. 2, 2015. “Translating Computational Literature” American Literary Translation Association Conference, Oct. 30, 2015. (see slideshow and video) “Se levanta un (ro)bot puertorriqueño: Hostos Bot” Magna Feria Internacional del Libro Eugenio María de Hostos, November 5, 2015. “Looking for a Home: Publishing… Continue reading Fall 2015 Presentations
Now Recruiting: Bot Makers for HackPR 2015
I’m interested in assembling a team for HackPR 2015 (Sept. 19-20) to create the Hostos Bot 2.0 – a software robot that uses the writings of Eugenio María de Hostos to generate new texts and publish them in social media. Last semester, my Digital Humanities Internship course created Hostos Bot 1.0, a program that draws… Continue reading Now Recruiting: Bot Makers for HackPR 2015
Presentation: Time Capsules for True Digital Natives
Here’s the text of my lightning talk at ELO 2015, titled “Time Capsules for True Digital Natives.” You can watch a video recording of my presentation, which starts at 35:00 minutes. How will electronic literature be remembered and studied a century or two from now? Will there even be a concept of electronic literature? Will… Continue reading Presentation: Time Capsules for True Digital Natives
Leonardo Flores: Full Professor
I am pleased to announce that I have been promoted to Full Professor. The promotion became effective on July 1, 2015. It should have begun on July 1, 2014, but the UPR didn’t have the budget available to give the salary raise that comes with the promotion. For the past 5+ years all promotions have… Continue reading Leonardo Flores: Full Professor
Cartografías Digitales: Géneros Norteamericanos y Europeos
This is the slideshow for my E-Poetry 2015 presentation. Several of the original slides contain video, which is not supported by Slideshare.