Anarchists in the academy : machines and free readers in experimental poetry / Dani Spinosa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spinosa, Dani, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental poetry--21st century--History and criticism.

Experimental poetry.

Anarchism in literature.

Semiotics and literature.

Poetics.

Criticism.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Postanarchism seeks to reframe and rethink our ontological and epistemological practices within and outside the academy. Anarchists in the Academy adopts postanarchism as a productive reading strategy for contemporary literature, particularly experimental poetry. Dani Spinosa takes up anarchism's power as a cultural and artistic ideology, rather than as a political philosophy, with a persistent emphasis on the common. Her micro-case studies of sixteen texts make a bold move toward politicizing readers and imbuing literary theory with an activist praxis--a sharp hope. This is a provocative volume for those interested in contemporary poetics, experimental literatures, and the digital humanities."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Precursors to Digital Writing 1

Jackson Mac Low Is Something Something 3

John Cage Making Excessive Noise 14

Robert Duncan Plagiarizing 25

bpNichol for the Curious Viewer/Reader 35

2 Feminism, Print, Machines 51

Susan Howe Sleeping in the Library 54

Erín Moure's Name in Quotation Marks 71

[Juliana Spahr Prefers Both 84

Harryette Mullen Making Kimchee in a Museum 95

3 Easy Concepts 107

Kenneth Goldsmith Talking to Himself 111

Vanessa Place Without Serifs 124

Christian Bök Obsolesces the Avant-Garde 134

Darren Wershler andor Any Number of Readers 142

4 Digital Interventions 153

Jim Andrews Drifts Apart 156

W. Mark Sutherland Puts the Cedar in Abecedarian 166

Brian Kim Stefans Alphabetizes Dreams 177

Andy Campbell, Mez Breeze, and the Constrict(l)ure of Code 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and index.

Other Format:

Spinosa, Dani, 1986-, author. Anarchists in the academy.:

ISBN:

9781772123760

1772123765

OCLC:

996741689