What is New Media?

The last session was focused on the question "What is new media?" based on Robert K. Logan´s work Understanding New Media. The solution to this question was that New Media has a main emphasis on visuality, so it can be seen as art. Furthermore, the question in how far media would be a threat to literary studies came up. In some ways, it definitely is a threat, because it is becoming more difficult to value the quality of new types of literature, due to the speed New Media is developing. Moreover, new innovations change the type of consumption of literature (Kindle, iPad). Another interesting question concerning Old Media becoming New Media was uttered. Old Media becomes new thanks to new innovation. This process is called "remediation" (Logan)

Logan, Roger K. Understanding New Media: Extending Marshall McLuhan. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. 4-13. Print