What

WHAAAAT?

The author's feels as depicted by Jim. Taken from the Alt Syllabus article, "Being an English Major as Told By the Office."

I'm so confused. I read the critical piece regarding aesthetics of materiality in electronic literature, and (I think) it helped me view Instagram, specifically, as a literary medium. Unfortunately, I don't see how certain pages such as @Richardwithhairdoingthings would be considered electronic literature. I do see it as art though, since the person behind the Instagram handle is telling a story in his/her own unique way; they are placing certain pictures, images, and captions in a sort of aesthetically pleasing way. (Oh) Is that considered electronic literature? It is indeed like the twitter concept pages we created, the memes that we looked at, the games that we played, the interactive stories that we moved through, and the GIFs that we discussed. If these are all included in the electronic literature genre, I absolutely love it. (I'm rambling a bit cause I'm still confused, but writing down exactly what comes to my mind is actually helping). Regardless of what I think/know, I admire those who are able be get creative with their social media platforms. Instagram users post one picture with a moving caption, and their grid tells an amazing story. The user knows how to arrange their grid in a cohesive manner, so that it is aesthetically pleasing to whoever randomly lands upon it. The captions are usually super clever too - puns, poems, quotes, hashtags, etc.. There really is no limit to what medium you can use when it comes to telling a story.