Locative media and narrative in North American literature and culture

Abstract

This Ph.D. dissertation undertakes the investigation of locative media from a narrative perspective within the context of North American Literature and Culture. The emergence of locative media in the beginning of the twenty-first century marked a shift in the ways in which physical, digital, and narrative space can be perceived. This doctoral project explores the effects of locative media on narrative production, intending to bring to the fore different manifestations of the convergence of locative media and narrative practice across print and digital media. Through the examination of fictional and non-fictional texts produced by North American authors and practitioners, this dissertation explores the affordances and limitations of locative media as well as the impact of these newly-emergent technologies on the reading and narrative strategies that participants are invited to develop. The first chapter examines print manifestations of locative media in William Gibson’s fictional texts, ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/47914
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/47914
ND
47914
Alternative title
Μέσα επικοινωνίας δι’ εντοπισμού και η σχέση τους με τα αφηγήματα στη λογοτεχνία και τον πολιτισμό της Βορείου Αμερικής
Author
Delioglanis, Vasileios (Father's name: Nikolaos)
Date
2020
Degree Grantor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Committee members
Ραπατζίκου Τατιανή
Κοκκώνης Μιχαήλ
Pawel Frelik
Ρουπακιά Ευθυμία - Λυδία
Παστουρματζή Δόμνα
Wrisley David - Joseph
Shepard Mark
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsLanguages and Literature
Keywords
Locative narratives; Spatiality; Hypertext; Gaming; North America; Literature
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
vii, 310 σ., tbls., fig.
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