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<o:p></o:p>LES BASIQUES: LA LITTERATURE NUMERIQUE, by Philippe BOOTZ
(The Basics: Digital Literature)<br>
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<a href="http://www.olats.org/livresetudes/basiques/basiques.php">http://www.olats.org/livresetudes/basiques/basiques.php</a><br>
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ONLY IN FRENCH<br>
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Les Basiques is an online book series that deals, as its name
indicates, with the "basics" on a specific topic or theme related to
art and technosciences.<br>
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We are proud to launch today the second volume in the series: "Les
Basiques: La littérature numérique" (The Basics: Digital Literature) by
Philippe Bootz.<br>
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The history of the relations between literature, poetry and computers
date to 50 years ago. First considered as a scandal, then as an
avant-garde adventure, digital literature has now become common ground
as a new form of expression and has produced singular works and genres;<br>
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Digital literature encompasses different approaches that belong
sometimes to antagonistic conceptions. It forms a whole domain spread
in many cultures. This "Basics" is an exploration into this territory:
its history, links to sometimes very old traditions in literature, its
different trends and genres, its current developments and a precise
analysis of its structures in France as well as abroad (United States
of America, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Europe, etc.).<br>
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With 127 images, 135 presented works and numerous links to the works,
artists/authors, web sites and other resource sites, this Basics offers
a panorama of a vivid, dynamic and innovative literature.<br>
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The author, Philippe Bootz has been creating digital poetry since 1978.
He is the co-founder of two of the French collectives: L.A.I.R.E. in
1988 and Tansitoire Observable in 2003. He is co-founder and publisher
of the journal alire, the oldest journal of digital poetry. He teaches
at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Paris VIII</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and
is a member of the research laboratory Paragraphe in this University.
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