María Mencía's Poetics: a Polyphony of Verses
Submission Type
Paper
Start Date/Time (EDT)
19-7-2024 10:30 AM
End Date/Time (EDT)
19-7-2024 11:30 AM
Location
Narrative & Worlds
Abstract
This communication aims to compile an initial configuration of the poetics of the digital artist María Mencía, a pioneer as a digital creator and researcher. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2004, she defended one of the first doctoral theses on electronic poetry titled "From Poetry to Digital Art: Image-Sound-Text. Convergent Media, and the Development of New Media Languages." To approach the evolution, principles, and characteristics of her work, this paper is structured into three sections: the first seeks to present, contextualize, and reflect on general considerations regarding her work, including her main influences; the second will discuss a study of her most notable digital poems, dividing them into three groups and analysing their characteristics and evolution from the materiality of language to an emphasis on cultural identity, multilingualism, and historical memory; and, as a conclusion, I finalize with a synthesis of María Mencía's poetics.
Recommended Citation
De Gregorio Robledo, Yolanda
María Mencía's Poetics: a Polyphony of Verses
Narrative & Worlds
This communication aims to compile an initial configuration of the poetics of the digital artist María Mencía, a pioneer as a digital creator and researcher. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2004, she defended one of the first doctoral theses on electronic poetry titled "From Poetry to Digital Art: Image-Sound-Text. Convergent Media, and the Development of New Media Languages." To approach the evolution, principles, and characteristics of her work, this paper is structured into three sections: the first seeks to present, contextualize, and reflect on general considerations regarding her work, including her main influences; the second will discuss a study of her most notable digital poems, dividing them into three groups and analysing their characteristics and evolution from the materiality of language to an emphasis on cultural identity, multilingualism, and historical memory; and, as a conclusion, I finalize with a synthesis of María Mencía's poetics.
Bio
Yolanda de Gregorio Robledo, PhD. Researcher and lecturer at the University of Cadiz. Her main areas of interest are Electronic Literature, Narrative, Women's Studies and Theory of Literature.