Traditional elite culture is becoming increasingly marginalised, while forms of cultural expression which were seen as marginal during the first half of the twentieth century, or which, in the terminology of Bourdieu and Even-Zohar, were located at the periphery of the cultural field, have been gaining a more prominent place. The three vital factors that have played a crucial role in this phenomenon are the commercialisation of cultural life, democratic access to culture, and the development of the Internet and new media. The conference aimed to discuss the implications of these shifts for European literature, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.
First, special consideration was given to the evolution of literary genres which were until recently deemed marginal from the perspective of the traditional cultural centre, such as children’s and young adult literature, popular literature and, in recent times, electronic literature. Second, a related issue discussed was ways in which literature repositions itself with regard to contemporary technological and social developments. Of interest here was not so much the question of whether new media would displace traditional literary culture, but rather in what manner literature reacts to these developments and retains its significance either through a symbiosis with other modes of cultural expression or by generating new genres.
Traditional elite culture is becoming increasingly marginalised, while forms of cultural expression which were seen as marginal during the first half of the twentieth century, or which, in the terminology of Bourdieu and Even-Zohar, were located at the periphery of the cultural field, have been gaining a more prominent place. The three vital factors that have played a crucial role in this phenomenon are the commercialisation of cultural life, democratic access to culture, and the development of the Internet and new media. The conference aimed to discuss the implications of these shifts for European literature, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe.
Registration of the participants
- Adam Jezierski, Vice-Rector of the University of Wrocław
- Bogumiła Staniów, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Letters, University of Wrocław
- Tadeusz Luty, Academic Director of the Academia Europaea Knowledge Hub – Wrocław
- Siegfried Huigen, University of Wrocław, MAE
- Barbara Kalla, Chair of the Seminar, University of Wrocław
- 11.30 – 11.50 am Urszula Pawlicka, Olsztyn
Literary Margins and Non-Marginal Changes. Electronic Literature, Intermediation, and Perceptual Changes
- 11.50 am – 12.10 pm Anna Thörnell, Stockholm
Electronic Literature – A New Stage for the Reader
- 12.10 – 12.30 pm Discussion
Lunch
- 01.40 – 02.00 pm Łukasz Mirocha, Warsaw
Storytelling in the Age of Digital Media. Analysis of Cultural Significance of Netwars / Out of CTRLtransmedia Narrative Project
- 02.00 – 02.20 pm Indrė Žakevičienė, Kaunas
Consumers of Popular Culture or Demanding Dictators? Lithuanian Case
- 02.20 – 02.40 pm Barbara Kaszowska-Wandor, Katowice
Horror as the Literary Mode of the „Post-Enlightenment Age”
- 02.40 – 03.10 pm Discussion
Coffee break
- 03.30 – 03.50 pm Kinga Kasperek, Katowice
Amateur Criticism on the Internet and its Authenticity
- 03.50 – 04.10 pm Agata Zarzycka, Wrocław
Edgar Allan Poe’s Adventures in Convergence Culture
- 04.10 – 04.30 pm Alexandru Praisler, Galati
Disempowering the Translator as Intercultural Mediator. The Age of the New Media
- 04.30 – 05.00 pm Discussion
Coffee break
- 11.00 – 11.20 am Ivana Mijić, Novi Sad
The Place of Serbian Children’s Literature in Multimedia Culture
- 11.20 – 11.40 am Tomasz Marciniak, Toruń
Webcomics, Poemics and Other Oddities of the Digital Era in the Context of the Revival of Children’s Comics in Poland
- 11.40 am – 12.00 noon Discussion
Lunch
- 01.30 – 01.50 pm Janet Evans, Independent Scholar
The Digital Human…Making The Transition From Books To Digital Texts: Imaginative And Creative Responses To Picturebooks And Moving Image
- 01.50 – 02.10 pm Elma Marais, Potchefstroom
An In-service Teacher Preparation Program for Using and Teaching Children’s Literature by Using Technology
- 02.10 – 02.30 pm Discussion
Coffee break
- 09.50 – 10.10 am Aleksandra Mochocka, Bydgoszcz
The Witcher Adventure Game: Literary Texts, Video Games, and Board Games in the Convergence Culture
- 10.10 – 10.30 am Grzegorz Zyzik, Opole
Playing with Words. Twine and Rebirth of Text Games
- 10.30 – 10.50 am Discussion
Coffee break
- 11.10 – 11.30 am Dawn Stobbart, Lancaster
Playing the Future History of Humanity: Situating Fallout 3 as a Narratological Artefact
- 11.30 – 11.50 am Justyna Fruzińska, Łódź
The Pitfalls of Narration: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
- 11.50 am – 12.10 pm Discussion
Lunch
- 01.20 – 01.40 pm Zoltán Dragon, Szeged
Do People Dream of Digital Archives?
- 01.40 – 02.00 pm Maciej Jakubowiak, Kraków
Futures of Copyright
- 02.00 – 02.20 pm Marek Kaźmierczak, Poznań
Twitter on the Margins of Diary. Images of the Past as a Dissemination of Knowledge
- 02.20 – 02.50 pm Discussion
Coffee break
Conference closing
Dinner for the participants