Respond to NPR about E-Lit.
the following is From Deena Larsen.
“Please pass this out far and wide, as it is a wonderful chance to explain to NPR that yes, Virginia, there IS electronic literature.
In this story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122026529, writer Nicolas Carr laments “Over the last couple of years, I’ve really noticed if I sit down with a book, after a few paragraphs, I’ll say, ‘You know, where’s the links? Where’s the e-mail? Where’s all the stuff going on?’ And it’s kind of sad.”
I yelled “WAIT A MINUTE!!!!” We have all the links, the emails, the interactive text, the images, the sounds, the flash, the twitter novels, the blog novels. And yet no one knows. We have to FIX this. We CAN fix this.
We all need to link in and comment on this story and explain that elit is a legitimate field and to introduce writer Nicolas Carr and NPR to the exciting materials already out there! I’m pulling for 500 individuals to comment and say “my favorite electronic literature is ___ at URL (or from publisher) ___ and it has links that __ or images that__.”
So, please send this request out to your students, writer friends, anyone you know who has ever read an elit piece.
And maybe, just maybe we can explain that you don’t have to: “wait another 10 years to find out.”
Thank you very much!”
The above was from Deena Larsen. Who is Virginia?, JN
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