Markku Eskelinen – författare

The book uses cybertext theory and ludology to solve several persistent problems in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. Equally interested in what is and what could be, "Cybertext Poetics" combines ludology and cybertext theory to solve persistent problems and introduce paradigm changes in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. The book first integrates theories of print and digital literature within a more comprehensive theory capable of coming to terms with the ever-widening media varieties of literary expression, and then expands narratology far beyond its current confines resulting in multiple new possibilities for both interactive and non-interactive narratives. By focusing on a cultural mode of expression that is formally, cognitively, affectively, socially, aesthetically, ethically and rhetorically different from narratives and stories, "Cybertext Poetics" constructs a ludological basis for comparative game studies, shows the importance of game studies to the understanding of digital media, and argues for a plurality of transmedial ecologies."International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics" provides a platform for new scholarship in the area of electronic art and literature, to be presented from the perspective of critical aesthetics - philosophical positions dedicated to the problem of how and whether technology as a medium for art and literature simultaneously makes reference to and differs from the use of more traditional media and methods for these expressive practices.

Equally interested in what is and what could be, Cybertext Poetics combines ludology and cybertext theory to solve persistent problems and introduce paradigm changes in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. The book first integrates theories of print and digital literature within a more comprehensive theory capable of coming to terms with the ever-widening media varieties of literary expression, and then expands narratology far beyond its current confines resulting in multiple new possibilities for both interactive and non-interactive narratives. By focusing on a cultural mode of expression that is formally, cognitively, affectively, socially, aesthetically, ethically and rhetorically different from narratives and stories, Cybertext Poetics constructs a ludological basis for comparative game studies, shows the importance of game studies to the understanding of digital media, and argues for a plurality of transmedial ecologies.

The book uses cybertext theory and ludology to solve several persistent problems in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. Equally interested in what is and what could be, "Cybertext Poetics" combines ludology and cybertext theory to solve persistent problems and introduce paradigm changes in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. The book first integrates theories of print and digital literature within a more comprehensive theory capable of coming to terms with the ever-widening media varieties of literary expression, and then expands narratology far beyond its current confines resulting in multiple new possibilities for both interactive and non-interactive narratives. By focusing on a cultural mode of expression that is formally, cognitively, affectively, socially, aesthetically, ethically and rhetorically different from narratives and stories, "Cybertext Poetics" constructs a ludological basis for comparative game studies, shows the importance of game studies to the understanding of digital media, and argues for a plurality of transmedial ecologies."International Texts in Critical Media Aesthetics" provides a platform for new scholarship in the area of electronic art and literature, to be presented from the perspective of critical aesthetics - philosophical positions dedicated to the problem of how and whether technology as a medium for art and literature simultaneously makes reference to and differs from the use of more traditional media and methods for these expressive practices.

Equally interested in what is and what could be, Cybertext Poetics combines ludology and cybertext theory to solve persistent problems and introduce paradigm changes in the fields of literary theory, narratology, game studies, and digital media. The book first integrates theories of print and digital literature within a more comprehensive theory capable of coming to terms with the ever-widening media varieties of literary expression, and then expands narratology far beyond its current confines resulting in multiple new possibilities for both interactive and non-interactive narratives. By focusing on a cultural mode of expression that is formally, cognitively, affectively, socially, aesthetically, ethically and rhetorically different from narratives and stories, Cybertext Poetics constructs a ludological basis for comparative game studies, shows the importance of game studies to the understanding of digital media, and argues for a plurality of transmedial ecologies.

Raukoilla rajoilla käsittelee kaikkea sitä mitä ei ole koskaan haluttu kertoa suomenkielisestä kirjallisuudesta: pimeiden uskonnollisten vuosisatojen vaikutusta lukutaitoon ja realismin pysyvyyteen; bonsai-modernismin pystyttäjiä ja kadonneen kokeellisuuden elvyttäjiä; julkaisemattomia käsikirjoituksia ja teloitettuja kirjailijoita; kustannusalan kartelleja ja kirjallisuuden varjotaloutta; kansallista historiankirjoitusta ja fiktion vastamuistia; yhden kirjan ihmeitä ja pitkän keston näkymättömiä ilmiöitä; katkeilevia ja hitaasti monipuolistuvia traditioita; runouden yliarvostusta ja 2000- luvun proosan nousukautta.Raukoilla rajoilla ei rakenna kaanonia eikä vastakaanonia, ei surkuttele kirjallisten virtausten erilaista kiertonopeutta suurilla ja pienillä kielialueilla eikä ylitulkitse Suomen ja muun maailman eroja todellista suuremmiksi tai pienemmiksi.Yhdestä kielestä ja lajista avautuu ennenäkemättömiä yhteyksiä toisiin kieliin ja lajeihin, kertomuksiin ja kuvitelmiin, ja siinä sivussa ilmaisunvapauden kulloisiinkin ehtoihin ja rajoituksiin.Aikaisempien historioiden tarkoitushakuinen putkinäköisyys jää historiaan ja korvautuu stereonäköisillä havainnoilla luultua moniulotteisemmasta kirjallisesta maailmasta.