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New Publications from Alex Saum-Pascual

26 May, 2016

New Publications from Alex Saum-Pascual

Professor Alex Saum-Pascual, Spanish and Portuguese Assistant Professor, has published two solo authored articles in important Hispanic Studies journals:

“Carmen Martín Gaite: Una provocación desde la cultura digital” in Hispania

Read it here.

“Alternativas a la (ciencia) ficción en España: dos ejemplos de literatura electrónica en formato impreso” in Letras Hispanas.

The article “Alternative (Science) Fictions: Two Examples of Printed Electronic Literature in Spain”, published in the special issue Paperless Text: Digital Storytelling in Latin America and Spain (1976-2016)” of Letras Hispanas, edited by Osvlado Cleger and Phillip Penix-Tadsen.

The article, written in Spanish delineates the digital core of contemporary print literature, exploring two similar manifestations of computational practices and electronic literature in print from Spain: the science fiction novels Alba Cromm (2010) by Vicente Luis Mora and Cero absoluto(2005) by Javier Fernández. The first part of this essay conceptualizes these two Spanish novels as material embodiments of digital fiction, redefining the concept of “electronic literature” as independent from the platform from which it is consumed—rather than a “born digital” performance—including instances of printed text. The second part of the essay contextualizes these new material writing practices within their immediate Spanish context, proposing them as a rejection of the prevalent literary canon in Spain.

Read it here.

Read more about Prof. Saum at her website, here.