Alexandra Saemmer

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Paris
France
FR
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Germany
DE
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Alexandra Saemmer is associate professor of information and communication sciences at University Paris 8. Her current research projects focus on semiotics and aesthetics of digital media, reading and writing in digital environments. She is the author and editor of several books and articles on digital literature and arts.

Critical writing by this author:

Titlesort ascending Publication Type Publisher Year
Writing the Ephemeral […] and Re-Enchanting the Remnants: The Lability of the Digital Device in Literary Practice Article in a print journal, Article in an online journal Journal of Writing in Creative Practice 2011
The (Problematic) Issue to Evaluate Literariness: Digital Literature Between Legitimation and Canonization Conference paper or presentation 2012
Textual Material in the Digital Medium Article or chapter in a book West Virginia University Press 2010
Some stylistic devices on media interface Conference paper or presentation 2008
Semiotic Cross Analyses of Digital Poetry Conference panel or roundtable 2012
Roundtable: Chercheur et artiste / artiste et chercheur, de l’art de jongler avec les casquettes Conference panel or roundtable 2014
Roundtable on remediation of French literature Conference panel or roundtable 2013
Rhetorics of Media Coupling in the Digital Age Conference paper or presentation 2011
Reflections on the iconicity of digital texts Conference paper or presentation 2011
Reading (De)coherent Hypertexts: a Creative Performance Based on a Close Reading of the German Hyperfiction Zeit für die Bombe Article in a print journal 2012
Matières textuelles sur support numérique Book (monograph) - print Publications de l'Université de Saint-Étienne 2007
Littérature et numérique : archéologie d'un paradoxe Conference paper or presentation 2017
Lire la littérature numérique à l’université : deux situations pédagogiques Article in a print journal ÉLA: Études de Linguistique Appliquee 2010
Les figures de manipulation face aux conventions du jeu Article or chapter in a book 2011
Introduction à la première partie: Le jeu, comme espace de résistance Article or chapter in a book 2011
Hyperfiction as a Medium for Drifting Times: A Close Reading of the German Hyperfiction Zeit für die Bombe Article or chapter in a book Routledge 2014
Fils de l'art et la littérature (Interview with Alexandra Saemmer) Interview 2012
Evaluating Digital Literature: Social Networks, Selection Processes and Criteria Conference paper or presentation, Exhibition Catalog 2012
Ephemeral passages—La Série des U and Passage by Philippe Bootz: A close reading Article in an online journal Dichtung Digital 2009
Digital Literature—In Search of a Discipline ? Article or chapter in a book Transcript 2010

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Electronic Literature Organization 2013: Chercher le texte Paris 23.09.2013 Conference

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