New digital medias entails:
→ new skills → new forms and concepts → new communication channels: fast, global → new authorities and brands → more dynamic → more resources → more time spent with (new) medias, less time for each of them → more cultural offerings Literary works still carry a certain symbolic prestige which has been conferred on them over the years by the cultural elite. But now this special status only provides a limited benefit, as books increasingly find themselves in competition with a whole range of cultural offerings which meet today's high expectations. The processes of cultural exchange are changing. The digital revolution is both a challenge and a threat - particularly for literature |