POETICS TODAY
Scope & Guideline
Elevating Critical Discourse in Literature
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Literary and Narrative Theory:
The journal focuses on literary and narrative theory, exploring how narrative structures influence understanding and interpretation in literature. - Impact of Technology on Literature:
A significant emphasis is placed on the impact of technology, particularly artificial intelligence, on literature and authorship, including discussions on AI as a narrative force. - Cultural Critique and Poetics:
POETICS TODAY examines cultural phenomena through a poetic lens, analyzing how literature interacts with societal issues, identity, and cultural narratives. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
The journal promotes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating insights from philosophy, aesthetics, and media studies to enrich literary analysis. - Historical Contextualization:
It provides historical perspectives on literary movements and theories, linking past practices to contemporary literary discourse.
Trending and Emerging
- Artificial Intelligence in Literature:
The exploration of AI's role in literature and narrative is a burgeoning theme, with numerous papers investigating AI's implications for authorship, creativity, and literary criticism. - Narrative in Digital Contexts:
There is a growing interest in how narratives are constructed and experienced in digital contexts, reflecting the changing nature of storytelling in the age of social media and digital platforms. - Interdisciplinary Narratology:
Emerging interdisciplinary approaches that blend narrative theory with other fields, such as cognitive science and digital humanities, are becoming more prominent. - Ecocriticism and Environmental Narratives:
The journal is increasingly addressing ecological themes, exploring how literature engages with environmental issues and reflects on human-nature relationships. - Cultural Memory and Identity:
Papers focusing on cultural memory, identity, and the narrative constructions of these concepts are trending, emphasizing the role of literature in shaping collective memory.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Literary Forms:
There has been a noticeable decline in papers focusing solely on traditional literary forms and genres, as the journal increasingly gravitates towards contemporary and hybrid forms of expression. - Static Authorship Paradigms:
Discussions centered around static notions of authorship are less frequent, as the evolving landscape of digital and AI narratives reshapes the understanding of what it means to be an author. - Purely Historical Literary Criticism:
The journal has moved away from purely historical literary criticism, favoring more dynamic and contextually relevant approaches that engage with current cultural and technological developments. - Conventional Aesthetic Theories:
Conventional aesthetic theories are seeing less emphasis, as the focus shifts towards more critical and contextual analyses of aesthetics in relation to contemporary issues. - Fixed Interpretive Frameworks:
There is a waning interest in fixed interpretive frameworks, with scholars favoring more fluid and adaptable approaches to understanding texts.
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