The Politics of Ambient Literature
This chapter explores some of the political implications of the writing, reading, and critique of ambient literature along the axes of class, race, gender, sexuality, and disability. It argues that ambient literature must tell diverse tales if it’s truly
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Ambient Literature
Tom Abba · Jonathan Dovey · Kate Pullinger Editors
Ambient Literature Towards a New Poetics of Situated Writing and Reading Practices
Editors Tom Abba Digital Cultures Research Centre University of the West of England Bristol, UK
Jonathan Dovey Digital Cultures Research Centre University of the West of England Bristol, UK
Kate Pullinger Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries Bath Spa University Bath, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-41455-9 ISBN 978-3-030-41456-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41456-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © jason yeomans/Getty Images, Image ID: 1192687371 This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
Thanks as ever to Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio for providing fertile hosting for this project. The team also wish to thank our production and technical partners, Calvium, Josh Connor, and Editions at Play: Visual Editions, Tea Uglow and her team at Google Creative Labs, Sydney. Our advisory board, Nick Barreto, Sarah Crown, Dan Franklin, Joanna Ellis, Sara Lloyd, Clare Reddington, Jen Southern, Claire Squires, George Walkley and Stella Wisdom, kept us honest and rigorous throughout. Special thanks are due to Duncan Speakman and James Attlee for agreeing to author in a research context with all the unknowns and constraints that imposes, and Amy Spencer for keeping a meticulous eye on this manuscript as it ran toward completion. But our greatest thanks are reserved for Nick Triggs, the research manager at UWE, Bristol’s Digital Cultures Research Centre, for being at the centre of operations
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