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The Archive or the Trace: Cultural Permanence and the Fugitive Text

January 31st, 2010 by Mark Sample | 1 comment

[I posted this manifesto on ephemerality on my own blog, but since electronic literature can form part of the solution I'm looking for, I'm cross-posting my thoughts here.] We in the humanities are in love with the archive. My friends already know that I am obsessed with archiving otherwise ephemeral social media. I’ve got multiple [...]