Final Project

Not Love, But a Checklist explores the concept of marriage in the Indian Culture. Indian women need to tick a lot of boxes on the marriage checklist to qualify for everlasting love. Love being last on the list, if it even made it on there. It tells of instances where women are deemed unsuitable for marriage

Electronic Literature Project Update

Last week I was super anxious about the project, and when I’m nervous, I tend to shut down. I ended up skipping my blog because I wasn’t able to come up with a solid idea. I am super grateful that Dr. Zamora said we could make up a blog; I was feeling super guilty. This

The Hunt for the Gay Planet

The Hunt for the Gay Planet was created in 2013 by Anna Anthropy. Gays and lesbians had a civil right to marry in only six states before 2013 when it became legal to marry in 16 states. Anthropy took a prominent and continuing issue of the gay and lesbian rights movement and created a fantastic piece.  

Red Riding Hood

Electronic Literature never fails to fascinate me; the lengths of its reach is unmeasurable. Every week, with each reading, I learn a new way of utilizing electronic literature. This week is by far my favorite, though I think I say that every week. However, this week was different. I was taken back to my childhood,

Reconstructing Mayakovsky

From my previous blogs: From Troupes and Bots: “I noticed the pitch-black background; it made me think of Shariff Ezzat’s Electronic Lit piece, “Like Stars in the Clear Night Sky.”  From Ask Me For The Moon: “There appeared a black screen again.” From Pieces of Herself: “As you click start, there appears a pitch-black background.” From With Those We

Inanimate Alice

Upon entering Inanimate Alice, a dark grey screen appears, with the option of two tabs: Chapter 4- Hometown  Chapter 4- Hometown, (teachers addition) I was immediately intrigued, the teacher in me wanted to go through the teacher’s account, but the inquisitive person in me wanted to know why and how both versions were different. So

With Those We Love Alive

“With Those We Love Alive” by Porpentine starts with the iconic black background; I’m just obsessed with the background color, the color you start with says a lot about your piece. There is nothing but a heart emoticon on the homepage, which is a bright fuchsia, I would say. Upon entering the work, it said,

An Analysis of “Pieces of Herself”

Paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qKhiDAk5hbZn4wn47oVr5g7CmC-tbJag15jGWFhj6s4/edit?usp=sharing Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ahNPl7vtYBrYD5TQ7WnxgtFuA-yQlL4ikGZhHJworJk/edit?usp=sharing

Ask Me for the Moon

I immediately gravitated towards “Ask Me for the Moon,” by John David Zuern. Anything regarding the night sky enchants me and reminds me of this quote by Zara Ventris, “I am a child of the Moon being raised by the Sun in a world walked by stars and a sky drawn with flowers.” As I

TROPE AND BOTS

Woah. Electronic Lit keeps getting more mysterious; every time I begin a new piece, it’s like I’m uncovering a realm I never knew existed. I was surprised by the piece. As I entered the room, I noticed the pitch-black background; it made me think of Shariff Ezzat’s Electronic Lit piece, “Like Stars in the Clear