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The Literariness of New Media Art â A Case for Expanding the Domain of Literary Studies [Abstract]
The Literariness of Media Art
âLanguage can be this incredibly forceful materialâthereâs something about it where if you can
strip away its history, get to the materiality of it, it can rip into you like clawsâ (Hill in Vischer
1995, 11). This arresting image by media artist Gary Hill evokes the nearly physical force of
language to hold recipients in its grip. That power seems to lie in the material of language itself,
which, with a certain rawness, may captivate or touch, pounce on, or even harm its addressee.
Hillâs choice of words is revealing: ârip intoâ suggests not only a metaphorical emotional pull but
also the literal physicality of linguistic attack. It is no coincidence that the statement comes from
a media artist, since media artworks often use language to produce a strong sensorial stimulus.
Media artworks not only manipulate language as a material in itself, but they also manipulate the
viewerâs perceptual channels. The guises and effects of language as artistic material are the topic
of this book, The Literariness of Media Art
Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers
: Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years1,2. Our knowledge of the genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to the scarceness and poor molecular preservation of human remains from that period3. Here we analyse 356 ancient hunter-gatherer genomes, including new genomic data for 116 individuals from 14 countries in western and central Eurasia, spanning between 35,000 and 5,000 years ago. We identify a genetic ancestry profile in individuals associated with Upper Palaeolithic Gravettian assemblages from western Europe that is distinct from contemporaneous groups related to this archaeological culture in central and southern Europe4, but resembles that of preceding individuals associated with the Aurignacian culture. This ancestry profile survived during the Last Glacial Maximum (25,000 to 19,000 years ago) in human populations from southwestern Europe associated with the Solutrean culture, and with the following Magdalenian culture that re-expanded northeastward after the Last Glacial Maximum. Conversely, we reveal a genetic turnover in southern Europe suggesting a local replacement of human groups around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum, accompanied by a north-to-south dispersal of populations associated with the Epigravettian culture. From at least 14,000 years ago, an ancestry related to this culture spread from the south across the rest of Europe, largely replacing the Magdalenian-associated gene pool. After a period of limited admixture that spanned the beginning of the Mesolithic, we find genetic interactions between western and eastern European hunter-gatherers, who were also characterized by marked differences in phenotypically relevant variants
Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers
Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years1,2. Our knowledge of the genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to the scarceness and poor molecular preservation of human remains from that period3. Here we analyse 356 ancient hunter-gatherer genomes, including new genomic data for 116 individuals from 14 countries in western and central Eurasia, spanning between 35,000 and 5,000 years ago. We identify a genetic ancestry profile in individuals associated with Upper Palaeolithic Gravettian assemblages from western Europe that is distinct from contemporaneous groups related to this archaeological culture in central and southern Europe4, but resembles that of preceding individuals associated with the Aurignacian culture. This ancestry profile survived during the Last Glacial Maximum (25,000 to 19,000 years ago) in human populations from southwestern Europe associated with the Solutrean culture, and with the following Magdalenian culture that re-expanded northeastward after the Last Glacial Maximum. Conversely, we reveal a genetic turnover in southern Europe suggesting a local replacement of human groups around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum, accompanied by a north-to-south dispersal of populations associated with the Epigravettian culture. From at least 14,000 years ago, an ancestry related to this culture spread from the south across the rest of Europe, largely replacing the Magdalenian-associated gene pool. After a period of limited admixture that spanned the beginning of the Mesolithic, we find genetic interactions between western and eastern European hunter-gatherers, who were also characterized by marked differences in phenotypically relevant variants.Peer reviewe
âLightning flashes of my burning memoryâ
Thomas Lehrâs novella FrĂŒhling (Spring, 2001) presents the last seconds of the fifty-year-old protagonistâs life â between the moment he shoots himself and the advent of his death. As an adolescent he realised he was the child of a perpetrator father who conducted human experiments on inmates as a Nazi concentration camp doctor. Written in an extreme variant of autonomous inner monologue, the novella interlaces perceptions and memories without transition. The textual structure dissects these incidents, as the syntax is often destroyed by punctuation marks and irregular orthography. At one point, the first-person narrator chooses the formula âlightning flashes of my burning memoryâ, which aptly describes Lehrâs poetic technique, reminiscent of traumatic flashback. This article argues that the protagonist undergoes residual experiences of dissociation as a result of his insurmountable entanglement in the guilt of the father. Thus, FrĂŒhling is a radical and disturbing literary treatment of trauma
âLightning flashes of my burning memoryâ: Dissociation and trauma in a second-generation perpetrator novella by Thomas Lehr
Thomas Lehrâs novella FrĂŒhling (Spring, 2001) presents the last seconds of the fifty-year-old protagonistâs life â between the moment he shoots himself and the advent of his death. As an adolescent he realised he was the child of a perpetrator father who conducted human experiments on inmates as a Nazi concentration camp doctor. Written in an extreme variant of autonomous inner monologue, the novella interlaces perceptions and memories without transition. The textual structure dissects these incidents, as the syntax is often destroyed by punctuation marks and irregular orthography. At one point, the first-person narrator chooses the formula âlightning flashes of my burning memoryâ, which aptly describes Lehrâs poetic technique, reminiscent of traumatic flashback. This article argues that the protagonist undergoes residual experiences of dissociation as a result of his insurmountable entanglement in the guilt of the father. Thus, FrĂŒhling is a radical and disturbing literary treatment of trauma
German sound poetry from the neo-avant-garde to the digital age
This article gives insight into German-language sound poetry since the 1950s. The first section provides a brief historical introduction to the inventions of and theoretical reflections on sound poetry within the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century. The second section presents works by Ernst Jandl and Gerhard RĂŒhm as examples of verbal poetry of the post-war neo-avant-garde. The following two sections investigate contemporary sound poetry relating to avant-garde achievements. Section three deals with two examples that may be classified as sound poetry in a broader sense: Thomas Klingâs poem broaches the issue of sound in its content and vocal performance, and Albert Ostermaierâs work offers an example of verbal poetry featured with music. The fourth section presents recent sound poetry by Nora Gomringer, Elke Schipper and Jörg Piringer, which are more distinctive examples relating to avant-garde poetry genres and use recording devices experimentally
Mann ohne Maske? Die Geschichte des NarziĂ und die Theorie der MĂ€nnlichkeit
Erhart W. Mann ohne Maske? Die Geschichte des NarziĂ und die Theorie der MĂ€nnlichkeit. In: Benthien C, Stephan I, eds. MĂ€nnlichkeit als Maskerade. Kulturelle Inszenierungen vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegen-wart. Bonn: Bouvier; 2003: 60-80
The Literariness of Media Art
âLanguage can be this incredibly forceful materialâthereâs something about it where if you can
strip away its history, get to the materiality of it, it can rip into you like clawsâ (Hill in Vischer
1995, 11). This arresting image by media artist Gary Hill evokes the nearly physical force of
language to hold recipients in its grip. That power seems to lie in the material of language itself,
which, with a certain rawness, may captivate or touch, pounce on, or even harm its addressee.
Hillâs choice of words is revealing: ârip intoâ suggests not only a metaphorical emotional pull but
also the literal physicality of linguistic attack. It is no coincidence that the statement comes from
a media artist, since media artworks often use language to produce a strong sensorial stimulus.
Media artworks not only manipulate language as a material in itself, but they also manipulate the
viewerâs perceptual channels. The guises and effects of language as artistic material are the topic
of this book, The Literariness of Media Art