Teaching Literatures in the Age of Digital Media

Abstract

"The web and digital technology have revolutionized our lives in many ways. Probably the most important change in the last fifteen years is the ubiquitous use of the Internet, smartphones, and social media, which has enabled instantaneous sharing of information and images, and communication between people in different geographical locations. The rise of Web 2.0 and digital technology have enabled more and more ordinary people to participate in the creation and distribution of media. This digital technology, which has facilitated connections between family, friends, and organizations from near and far through social media, has led to different ways of reading texts such as e-readers and online access to research material, but has also created new problems for youth such as cyberbullying and public shaming. This paper explores various ways in which the Internet and digital technology have reshaped and diversified literature as we know it, and offer a number of examples of how authors and readers have taken advantage of digital tools to produce, share, and consume literature."