New Media Writings

Description

In today’s digital era, literature extends far beyond the printed page, flourishing across blogs, hypertexts, tweets, and visual narratives. New Media Writings offers English undergraduates a concise introduction to this dynamic literary frontier, where traditional notions of authorship, reading, and texts are continuously reshaped. This textbook emphasises the active role of the reader as co-creator in interactive, non-linear storytelling. Through engagement with these varied forms, students cultivate digital literacy while gaining a richer insight into how literature evolves in tandem with technological and cultural shifts. This volume serves as both an academic foundation and a creative stimulus, guiding learners through the vibrant possibilities of contemporary writing in the networked age.

About the Author

Akshaya Kumar is Professor at the Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. His primary areas of research are Comparative Indian Literature, Translation and Cultural Studies. He received critical attention for his book Poetry, Politics and Culture (Routledge, 2009). His co-edited volumes include Cultural Studies in India (Routledge, 2016) and Popular Culture in the South Asian Context (2025).

Manisha Gangahar teaches in the Department of English, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh. Formerly a Fellow at IIAS, Shimla, she is the author of Kashmir’s Narratives of Conflict