Transgenic Poetry
Loss, Noise, and the Province of Parasites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16715409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Vanderborg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Postmodern Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-1920 • E-ISSN: 1053-1920 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/pmc.2016.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W2611973698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Transgenic poetry, in which a verbal text is coded as DNA and placed within a life form, has both extended and called into question some of the most basic generic conventions of poetry. This essay uses theories of parasitic language to examine transgenic poetry's emphasis on noise and loss, focusing on two prominent texts engaged with human reshaping of the environment: Eduardo Kac's Genesis and Christian Bok's ongoing The Xenotext Experiment
Art · Biology · Image (mathematics · Literature · Noise (video · Poetry · Transgene · Computer Science · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Media, Communication, and Education · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Artificial Intelligence · Genetics
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |