Published In
Electronic Book Review
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
7-5-2020
Subjects
Books -- Reviews, social justice, Book industry -- Digital humanities
Abstract
Berens asks: Should the e-literature community include third-generation works in collections, syllabi, databases, prizes? A related question: do third-gen makers have a role in “decolonizing” e-literature? Who or what “colonizes” e-lit? E-literature, like earlier avant gardes, began as a coterie and has become a scholarly field. Using the comparison of a field versus a walled garden, the essay examines critiques of e-literature and variations on field definitions. It ends with two ideas about how to "decolonize" e-literature; about how equity and inclusion work in tandem with decolonization, but are not the same thing; and why decolonization efforts are urgent in the context of pandemic and protests supporting Black lives and racial justice.
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DOI
10.7273/svqq-ab68
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33614
Citation Details
Berens, Kathi Inman. ““Decolonize” E-Literature? On Weeding the E-lit Garden”, Electronic Book Review, July 5, 2020, https://doi.org/10.7273/svqq-ab68
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This is the final published version of the book review and was published in an open access journal.