Böhmische Dörfer is a digital poem by Alexandra Saemmer about the forced evacuation of the Sudeten Germans during the winter of 1945,[1] also known as the Brno death march.
| Author | Alexandra Saemmer |
|---|---|
| Language | French, German, English |
| Genres | Digital poetry, Electronic literature |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type | Web, Prezi |
| Website | https://prezi.com/m7lq5txsl5qz/bohmische-dorfer-english-version/ |
Topic of the poem
editThe title "Böhmische Dörfer" means Bohemian Villages. For Germans Bohemian Village is also the idiom to describe something they don't understand.[2][3][4][circular reference]
Saemmer's mother was one year old in 1945, and a survivor of the march.[5]
Interactivity and form
edit"Böhmische Dörfer" is written in the online presentation tool Prezi.[6][7] Individual words and phrases are placed on a large canvas that the reader moves through by interacting with the Press presentation online. It is available in German, French and English versions.
The way the reader is forced to constantly move through the text of the poem parallels the forced march of the evacuees that "Böhmische Dörfer" describes.[8] The spatial organisation of the digital poem thus mirrors the geographic displacement. A video in the background of the Prezi presentation shows a march in winter with sounds reminiscent of war.[9]
Reception
editThe poem has been discussed by a number of scholars,[1][5][8][7][10] and is part of the Electronic Literature Collection volume 3.[11] It has been taught at universities as an example of electronic literature.[12]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ocaña, Isabel Navas; López, Dolores Romero (2023). Ciberfeminismos, tecnotextualidades y transgéneros: Literatura digital en español escrita por mujeres. Madrid. p. 38. ISBN 978-84-669-3792-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Grundmann, Katja. "Redewendung Böhmische Dörfer". GEOlino.de. G+J Medien GmbH. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Böhmische Dörfer". Projekt Gutenberg-DE. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Böhmisches Dorf (on German Wikipedia)".
- ^ a b Nousek, Katrina L. (2022). "(Re)constructing Heimat: Intermedial Archives in Saša Stanišić's Vor dem Fest and Alexandra Saemmer's "Böhmische Dörfer"". In Brandt, Bettina; Yildiz, Yasemin (eds.). Tales that touch: migration, translation, and temporality in twentieth- and twenty-first-century German literature and culture. Interdisciplinary German cultural studies. Berlin Boston: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110778922-012. ISBN 978-3-11-077892-2.
- ^ Bouchardon, Serge (2013). La valeur heuristique de la littérature numérique (Thesis). Paris: Hermann. ISBN 9782705688028.
- ^ a b "An Essay on Electronic Literature as Platform". Przegląd Kulturoznawczy. 33. 2017. doi:10.4467/20843860PK.17.029.7799.
- ^ a b Salter, Anastasia (2013). "Spirals of Meaning: Exploring Nonlinearity through Prezi's Infinite Canvas" (PDF). ELO 2013: Chercher le texte.
- ^ Flores, Leonardo (2012-06-11). ""Böhmische Dörfer" by Alexandra Saemmer". I ❤️ E-Poetry. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Nousek, Katrina L. (2022). "(Re)constructing Heimat: Intermedial Archives in Saša Stanišić's Vor dem Fest and Alexandra Saemmer's "Böhmische Dörfer". In Brandt, Bettina (ed.). Tales that touch. De Gruyter. pp. 233–254. doi:10.1515/9783110778922-012.
- ^ Boluk, Stephanie; Flores, Leonardo; Garbe, Jacob; Salter, Anastasia (eds.). "Electronic Literature Collection - Volume 3". The Electronic Literature Collection Vol 3. Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Electronic Literature (DIKULT 203, Fall 2012) | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Böhmische Dörfer". The NEXT. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Böhmische Dörfer – Netzliteratur". wwik.dla-marbach.de. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Böhmische Dörfer | ELMCIP". elmcip.net. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Böhmische Dörfer (Bohemian/Moravian Villages) | Electronic Literature Directory". directory.eliterature.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.