"Vor der Zunahme der Zeichen" : Approaching a postdigital diasporic poetics

ABSTRACT: The novel "Vor der Zunahme der Zeichen" (2016) by Senthuran Varatharajah is a conversation on Facebook of two characters, both of whom are heirs of the diaspora (from Sri Lanka and from Kosovo) in Germany. It experiments with various forms to break free from multiple limits and i...

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Autor: Llamas Ubieto, Miriam
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/130626
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130626
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:821.112.2Varatharajah, Senthuran7vor.07
Diaspora
Postdigital
Transculturality
Globalization
Senthuran Varatharajah
Social network
Postdigital literature
Filología alemana
Literatura
Prosa
Escritores
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Sumario:ABSTRACT: The novel "Vor der Zunahme der Zeichen" (2016) by Senthuran Varatharajah is a conversation on Facebook of two characters, both of whom are heirs of the diaspora (from Sri Lanka and from Kosovo) in Germany. It experiments with various forms to break free from multiple limits and imposed cultural assignments and also presents diverse manifestations of the relationship between the current diasporic condition and the postdigital. Therefore, it serves as an intriguing exponent for the exploration of this relationship. First, the representation of the diasporic condition is reassessed once it has been modified by the impact of these new, postdigital practices. And second, the role of digital media and of postdigital practices is especially relevant to the aesthetic representation of the diaspora, reaching beyond a traditional notion of the diasporic condition. For this reason, the function of select postdigital characteristics will be explored as component elements of a new diasporic poetics.