EMERGING LITERATURES

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Introduction to Emerging Literatures

- Now that were done exploring the world of contemporary and popular literature, let’s get to know
what emerging literature is.

Emerging Literature

- Emerging genres of literature flourished in 21 st century up to present. Literatures of today are

connected to every country. When we say Manga what country comes to your mind? Yes, it’s
Japan. Since we are living in a digital era, writers around the world can reach out more readers
and viewers. Due to that, almost all of the people around the world can access literary genres of
today and we came to understand more about the world, different countries, and our surroundings.

Moreover, emerging literatures deals with current themes and issues. It also breaks the traditional
way of writing because now we can make a literary piece in different format since writers of today
use unconventional techniques such as a comic book format and pictures.

The New Emerging Genres of Literature

- So these are the emerging genres of literature that we will tackle. (Read)

Creative Non-Fiction

- creative nonfiction is simply define as “true stories well told.” To help the readers visualize
accurate situations while reading, creative nonfiction writers use literary styles such as flashbacks
and foreshadowing for plot and point of view for narrative perspectives.

If fantasy is fiction, what about essays? Memoires, journal? They are creative nonfiction. It
surrounds us from the articles that we read, the podcasts that we listen, to the essays and journals
that we make. The creative nonfiction writer produces a personal essay, memoir, travel piece, and
so forth, with a variety of techniques, writing tools, and methods.

Characteristics of Creative Nonfiction

- The following is a brief explanation of the most common elements of nonfiction:

1. Fact - It cannot be made up. Never invent or change facts.

2. Extensive research - The piece of writing is based on primary research, such as an interview
or personal experience, and often secondary research, such as gathering information from books,
magazines, and newspapers.
3. Reporting – The writer will include the happenings in real life. It could be the current issue that
we are facing, the life of prominent people, your personal experiences, and so on.

4. Personal experience and personal opinion - For instance, when writing a personal essay or
memoir. It could be about the personal growth of the author. So it describe an important lesson
gathered from a writer's life experiences.

5. Explanation/Exposition – In this, the writer will provide essential background information of the
piece. In other words, a term used to provide the reader with certain information about characters,
events, actions, settings or the background.

6. Essay Format – Example: Personal Essay, Literary Journalistic essay, brief essay.

Laugh Kookaburra

- the story takes place in Australia. It chronicles the trip that Sedaris and his partner Hugh take
with their friend to Australia, but also weaves in the story of how Sedaris and his sister would sing
a kookaburra song that annoyed his father. Basically, this piece of art is based on a true story and
a great example of 21st literature creative nonfiction.

- So can you give examples of creative non-fiction? You can type your answer in the comment
section or you can unmute your mic.

Hyper Poetry

- This is also known as cyberpoetry. It refers to works of verse which could not be presented
without the computer. Hyper Poetry, as the name suggests, includes verses with links and
hyperlinks which will redirect the readers to different sites, sub-poems, and other footnotes.
Hypertext poems can include the traditional components of a poem which are: words, lines, and
stanzas. Most are in the form of free verse. However, the genre also includes other multimedia
components including: sounds, visual images, and three-dimensional letters.

Three Poems for You

- Three Poems for You is a Filipino Hyper Poetry written by a Filipino teacher, Ma’am Katherine
Taboso. This was originally published in facebook since facebook has features where you can
make a hyper poetry. The poem flashed in the screen was actually just an introduction of her
poem collection. Why this is a hyper poetry? If we will click the highlighted word “you”, it will take
us to her first poem entitled. If we click the second highlighted word which is love, it will take us to
the second poem. And it’s also the same for the last word which is farewell. So that’s hyper poetry.
It really is comprised with links.
- Before we proceed to another emerging genre of literature, can you give an example of hyper
poetry that you read or you can share a short narrative of your experience with hyper poetry. Did
you read it in facebook? Or perhaps in other sites?

Chick Literature

- This genre usually focuses on womanhood. It revolves around the lives and problems of the
protagonist. Problems could be romantic problems, family problems, problems with friends, and
with co-workers. Women or younger women are the center of this genre because it was usually
written by women. It can be light and fluffy romance novels; or tales of heartbreak and loss.

There are certain elements all chick lit novels have in common:

- It features young women with age ranges from twenties to thirties

- The novels are mostly set in urban environments, most notably New York or London.

- The common protagonist is a woman whose priority in life is achieving success in her career or
profession.

- Usually, at the beginning of the story, the protagonist is single and as the story progresses she
will meet someone she will end up with.

- Fashion often plays a big role in a chick-lit novels. The characters can either be obsessed with it
or the plot itself can be centered around fashion industry.

- Readers can easily spot chick literature because of the book covers. The book covers often
reflect this trend - they may feature articles of clothing, martinis, parties and other symbols of a
glamorous lifestyle.

Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes

- This is an example of chick literature which was originally published on July 2011. It deals with a
young woman called Rose Gardner who is controlled by her abusive.

- So can you give examples of chick literature that you have read?

If none, let’s proceed to another emerging genre of literature.