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“Decolonize” E-Literature? On Weeding the E-lit Garden
Electronic Book Review
  • Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
7-5-2020
Subjects
  • Books -- Reviews,
  • social justice,
  • Book industry -- Digital humanities
Abstract

Berens asks: Should the e-literature community include third-generation works in collections, syllabi, databases, prizes? A related question: do third-gen makers have a role in “decolonizing” e-literature? Who or what “colonizes” e-lit? E-literature, like earlier avant gardes, began as a coterie and has become a scholarly field. Using the comparison of a field versus a walled garden, the essay examines critiques of e-literature and variations on field definitions. It ends with two ideas about how to "decolonize" e-literature; about how equity and inclusion work in tandem with decolonization, but are not the same thing; and why decolonization efforts are urgent in the context of pandemic and protests supporting Black lives and racial justice.

Description

This is the final published version of the book review and was published in an open access journal.

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https://doi.org/10.7273/svqq-ab68

DOI
10.7273/svqq-ab68
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33614
Citation Information
Berens, Kathi Inman. ““Decolonize” E-Literature? On Weeding the E-lit Garden”, Electronic Book Review, July 5, 2020, https://doi.org/10.7273/svqq-ab68