Naji, Jeneen
(2018)
The Posthuman Poetics of Instagram Poetry.
In: EVA Copenhagen 2018 - Politics of the Machines - Art and After.
Abstract
Technological developments and
constraints have always influenced and shaped human cultural
artefacts such as poetry, stories and music (Emerson, 2014: ix) and the same is true of the vast
variations of the digital apparatus. As a result, the forward momentum of the contemporary
explosi
on of online cultural content has far reaching implications on human subjectivities in
cyberspace (Hayles, 1999). The construction and analysis of new digital literary artefacts with
regards their impact on literary expression and reception is a timely ven
ture that can help us begin
to understand, anticipate, and drive the changing shape of human culture. For example, Instagram
poetry,
a type of digital poetry is, as the name implies, poetry that is produced for distribution
through the social media
platfor
m
Instagram and most usually incorporates creative typography
with bite size verses. Instagram poets such as @atticuspoetry (517k
followers)
@christopherpoindexter (325k
followers) and @rupikaur_ (1.8 million followers) have in fact proven
to be so popular
that their work also appears as best
-selling print books.
Insta
gram poetry
can
demonstrate the cultural impact of a posthuman cyborgian fluidity of borders and forms in that we
essentially find ourselves left with anthropophagic texts
- cannibalistic texts that remix, reuse and
re-appropriate content.
This paper will examine existing and con
temporary examples towards the
goal of a deeper understanding of
Instagram poetry
as a posthuman literary artefact.
Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item
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Additional Information: |
This paper has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Science
Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 15/IA/3090. |
Keywords: |
Posthuman Poetics; Instagram Poetry; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies > Media Studies |
Item ID: |
10468 |
Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.1 |
Depositing User: |
Jeneen Naji
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Date Deposited: |
04 Feb 2019 14:58 |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Funders: |
Science Foundation Ireland |
URI: |
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Use Licence: |
This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available
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