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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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What is the function of literature in a digital culture? How does our immersion in digital practices affect our reading and appreciation of literary texts? Has literature changed in response to a new digital aesthetic?
Everyone is invited to attend the "Future of Literature in an Age of Digital Media," a symposium organized by Jay David Bolter and Maria Engberg, sponsored by the Wesley Center for New Media, the Graduate Program in Digital Media, and the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Come, listen, debate, challenge, and be inspired by the speakers and the discussions.
Wednesday, October 19
4pm-7pm
TSRB Auditiorium (Technology Square Research Building, 85, Fifth Street, NW, Atlanta 30308)
Speakers:
Michael Joyce, author and professor at Vassar College, Steve Tomasula, author and professor at University of Notre Dame, and Jay David Bolter, Ian Bogost, and Maria Engberg from Digital Media/LCC will speak about how the literary arts respond and relate to an age of digital media culture.
Refreshments will be served!
All are welcome!
