Digital Resistance: Electronic Literature as Counter-Market Practice
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https://doi.org/10.17613/5t6cby95Keywords:
electronic literature, neoliberalism, literary production, Digital Humanities, littérature numérique, néolibéralisme, production littéraire, humanités numériquesAbstract
This study investigates the emergence of electronic literature as a counter-market practice within contemporary digital culture, examining how digital literary works establish resistant practices while operating within neoliberal market structures. The research demonstrates how digital literary innovation establishes new value paradigms that challenge market-driven literary production through critically analyzing electronic literary works. This research advances scholarly understanding of cultural production under digital capitalism by demonstrating how electronic literature establishes creative practices that maintain critical independence while acknowledging their embeddedness within broader economic structures. The paper presents new theoretical possibilities for conceptualizing literary value and political engagement within an increasingly platform-mediated cultural landscape.
Cette étude se penche sur l'émergence de la littérature électronique en tant que pratique de contre-marché au sein de la culture numérique contemporaine, en examinant comment les œuvres littéraires numériques établissent des pratiques résistantes tout en opérant au sein des structures de marché néolibérales. La recherche démontre comment l'innovation littéraire numérique établit de nouveaux paradigmes de valeur qui remettent en question la production littéraire axée sur le marché par le biais d'une analyse critique des œuvres littéraires électroniques. Cette recherche fait progresser la compréhension de la production culturelle dans le cadre du capitalisme numérique en démontrant comment la littérature électronique établit des pratiques créatives qui conservent une indépendance critique tout en reconnaissant leur intégration dans des structures économiques plus larges. L'article présente de nouvelles possibilités théoriques pour conceptualiser la valeur littéraire et l'engagement politique dans un paysage culturel de plus en plus médiatisé.
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