Haptic Interfaces in Electronic Literature - (Experimental Practices) by Diogo Marques (Hardcover)

About the Book

The first monograph on touch in electronic literature, this book explores how haptic interfaces transform literary experience, bridging digital poetics, media theory, and philosophy of technology to reveal the cultural implications of reading and writing through screens.

Book Synopsis

What happens when reading depends on swiping, tapping, or pressing glass? Haptic Interfaces in Electronic Literature: The Digital Midas Touch explores how digital literature turns ordinary gestures into part of the story itself. Examining works by Serge Bouchardon and other authors, the book shows how touch unsettles transparency while exposing the limits of control. Blending accessible theory with engaging examples, it offers the first comprehensive account of haptics in digital poetics. Essential for researchers, students, and anyone curious about the future of reading, it reveals why touch is central to our literary and cultural experience today.

About the Author

Diogo Marques is a Researcher at the Centre for Digital Culture and Innovation (CODA), University of Porto, and member of the Margarida Losa Institute for Comparative Literature (ILCML). He publishes on electronic literature with a focus on experimental digital poetics.