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THE DIGITAL LITERATURE CONSORTIUM

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WE EXPLORE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIGITAL LITERATURE OFFERS

When you think of literature as a form of art, written works such as novels and
volumes of poetry may immediately come to your mind. Books that you would find
in bookstores and in public libraries, read in school and at home, or carefully
study as a literary scholar or critic. These written forms of art could blossom
due to the development of human writing systems and the invention of the
printing press. In recent decades, novel advances in technology have led to yet
additional exciting developments. Interactive smartphone applications allow you,
as a reader, to influence a novel’s unfolding storyline. Augmented reality
technology may add the lines of a poem in digital form to the physical world
around you. Virtual reality allows you to step into a novel and interact with
the protagonists. Smart computational algorithms are able to write a volume of
haiku’s on a topic of your choice. Clearly, technological advances are changing
the very nature of literary art and the role and experience of the ‘reader’.



We explore the unique opportunities that works of digital literature offer to
academic research, public libraries, and education. How does digital literature
conceptually relate to traditional, written forms of literary art? Can inclusion
of digital literature into the curriculum make language and literature classes
in secondary school more memorable and engaging? What is the best way to
integrate works of digital literature into public library collections? How can
we preserve the dynamic and ephemeral works of digital literature for future
generations? We are convinced that answering these questions requires close
collaboration between various societal partners (academic researchers, library
professionals, school teachers).

OUR PARTNERS

This project is a collaboration between:

OUR FUNDERS

The project is currently funded by:

PROJECT MEMBERS

Coosje van der Pol is a scholar of cultural studies, specialised in literature.
At the Midden-Brabant public library she researches and develops new concepts
concerning literary reading and literary education. She carried out her doctoral
research in the field of children’s literature at Tilburg University.

David Peeters is an Associate Professor in Communication and Cognition at
Tilburg University. He investigates the relation between language and cognition,
and looks at how that relation is impacted by digital developments, for instance
in immersive virtual reality.

Jeroen Dera is a literary scholar specializing in contemporary Dutch literature
and literature education. He holds a PhD in literary studies from Radboud
University, where he currently holds a position as an Assistant Professor of
Dutch literature. He also works as a teacher trainer in the Radboud Graduate
School for Teaching.

Marianne Hermans is a senior policy officer at the Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science. She previously  worked at the Research Department of the KB
| National Library of the Netherlands. She holds a master’s degree in
communication and information sciences from Tilburg University and started her
career as a PhD-student in the field of literary studies and secondary
education. Her activities focus on the innovation of public libraries and the
changing status of reading in a digitized society.

Ted van der Togt is a researcher at KB the National Library of the Netherlands.
Ted’s research area is digital publications, especially e-books and how to make
these accessible (usable for a large audience). With a long work experience in
Web technologies, Ted is working on projects to enhance the possibilities of
digital reading beyond what is traditionally possible with printed works.

Yonca Atabay is a (research) master’s student at Tilburg University and the
University of Amsterdam. Research interests include the intersection between
cultural heritage and new media. Currently, she is employed as a student
assistant within the Digital Literature Consortium.

Lois Burke’s research focuses on nineteenth-century children’s history and
digital approaches to working with collections. She completed her Ph.D. in
Edinburgh where she also worked with heritage partners the Museum of Childhood
and the National Library of Scotland. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher
in Tilburg University’s Department of Communication and Cognition.  

Minouck Jonkers works as a project member at cultural centre Nieuwe Veste in
Breda, where she develops library programs for young adults. She holds a
Master’s degree in Linguistics as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in
Education from Radboud University, and has developed a lesson series on digital
literature for secondary schools.

Miriam van den Beemt is a Specialist in Digital Literacy and a Project Leader at
Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant, the Netherlands. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s
degree in Literary Studies from Utrecht University.

Siebe Bluijs is a literary scholar focusing on modern Dutch literature and
media. He completed his PhD at Ghent University (Belgium) and is currently
working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tilburg University’s Department of
Communication and Cognition.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. David Peeters
Department of Communication and Cognition
Tilburg University, the Netherlands





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