Metamodernism and the Postdigital in the Contemporary Novel - (Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures) by Spencer Jordan (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Drawing on a range of authors that includes Zadie Smith, Sally Rooney, Ben Lerner, Ali Smith, Tom McCarthy, Duncan Speakman and Kate Pullinger, this book offers an innovative and original analysis of the interdependencies between digital technology and metamodernism through a detailed study of the contemporary novel"--

Book Synopsis

Drawing on a range of authors that includes Zadie Smith, Sally Rooney, Ben Lerner, Ali Smith, Tom McCarthy, Jennifer Egan and Kazuo Ishiguro, this book provides an innovative and original analysis of the interdependencies between digital technology and metamodernism through a detailed study of the contemporary novel.

We are currently living through a period of profound rupture, in which the way the world is perceived is undergoing significant change. Just as the interplay between capitalism and technology hastened the evolution of modernism and postmodernism, then so too are those same forces now taking us into uncharted waters. In an increasingly fragile world, in which the very existence of humankind is threatened, it is vital that we begin to understand this new landscape.

Review Quotes

Spencer Jordan has written a truly innovative and insightful book related to literary and cultural studies. His writing will provide a solid foundation for future studies about techno-social impact: studies that will only become more prominent and important as we venture further into the (post)digital future.
Leah Henrickson, Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia

About the Author

Spencer Jordan is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, UK.