Literatura digitală sau experimentalism 2.0

Abstract

Contemporary society is deeply marked by the digital revolution that transforms each individual into a node of a gigantic communication network, in constant expansion. Predictably, literature has not remained uncontaminated by the astonishing and disruptive transformations of methods and means of communication, as well as the diverse range of devices and applications with which information can be transmitted and created. In this context, literature became easily accessible and at the same time a way was opened for the creation of new texts that the reading public could reach without any difficulties. Digital era has given anyone the opportunity not only to become a creator of literature, but also to turn into a literary critic since anyone with an Internet conection can write, post, comment on anything. The intrusion of the digital can also be observed at the thematic and lexical level in the literary field, but also in terms of the methods and techniques of text creation. New literary genres have appeared, but because this branch is in full process of development, we can look at everything as an experiment for the moment. Some critics would call this stage the new avant-garde, and in accordance with the evolution of technology and communications it can be called experimentalism 2.0.