Post-Digital Poetries and Poetics

This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Post-Digital Poetries and Poetics

We welcome all research degree applications aligned with and in response to this brief.

Project brief details

This doctoral brief calls for creative new interpretations, examinations, and performances at the forefront of poetry and/or poetics in post-digital societies. Research questions might ask what is the future of poetry or poetics in the post-digital age; what is the impact of emergent technologies (like virtual reality and generative-AI) on the production, dissemination and reception of poetry; how are critical and philosophical theories of language and literature shifting in the second quarter of the 21st century; how do poetries and poetics resist or frustrate digital cultures and systems; what new insights do post-digital poetics offer for our understanding of identity, society and the environment?

Drawing on a rich research history at Falmouth University, from a long-standing relationship with ELO, participation in the EMLCIP project and ERASMUS digital literature programme, and co-delivery of digital arts conferences Fascinate and Remediating the Social, to a flourishing research culture in Falmouth’s Games Academy and the new E3 funded Centre for Blended Realities, the candidate will be motivated by joining an international discussion, creating new work and asking challenging questions at the changing forefront of poetry, literature and storytelling. It is highly likely the project will be interdisciplinary and creative practice research methods are strongly encouraged; creative practice could include digital storytelling, e-poetry, page based or performance poetry, creative writing of any format, screenwriting, theatre and performance arts, film and animation, and writing for immersive or digital environments. Candidates are also encouraged to ask questions which extend beyond form and structure into societal impact: how do post-digital poetics impact on marginalised communities, how is post-digital theory and practice intertwined with the environmental crisis, what are the implications for the self, identity and wellbeing?

Strategic alignment

Projects deriving from this brief are expected to sit within the Research & Knowledge Exchange strategy and the following Department.

Centre	Centre for Blended Realities
Department	Falmouth School of Art

All successful research degree project proposals must emphasise a clear alignment between the project idea and our Research & Knowledge Exchange strategy.

Project brief leads

Project supervisor: Dr David Devanny

David is an Associate Professor and acting Head of Subject for Writing and Journalism at Falmouth University. He is a poet and multimedia artist. His practice-based PhD examined cultural developments in the publishing industry with a particular focus on digital storytelling. He has presented research widely, in magazines and exhibitions, journal articles and book chapters, and at peer-reviewed conferences including E-Poetry, The British and Irish Contemporary Poetry Symposium and the Electronic Literature Organisation. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches on a number of Writing degrees at Falmouth and was on the national QAA subject benchmarking panel for Creative Writing 2023.

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