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Title
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User-Friendly: A Collection of Poetry for the Internet Age
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Creator
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Jasper Beck
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Exit Requirement
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Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project
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Date of Award
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2024-06-27
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Honors Program Director
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Gavin Keulks
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Faculty Advisor
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Henry Hughes
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Abstract
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The internet is arguably the most important cultural force in existence today. It fundamentally alters the way we perceive and interact with reality on a personal level. No one is more familiar with the effects the internet has on humanity than Gen Z, whose lived experiences as a chronically-online generation have gone criminally unnoticed by the artistic world. User-Friendly is a collection of eighteen original poems that aims to fill that gap in our cultural understanding of the internet. The collection deals with themes of internet addiction, information overload, and a deep emotional connection to the digital world, and the corresponding disconnect from the technocratic society that created it. The collection is followed by an extensive reflective essay that discusses the author’s creative process, philosophy, and artistic influences.
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Type
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Text
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Department
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Honors
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Keywords
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poetry
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internet
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Language
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eng
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2024, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author.
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https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
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Identifier
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honorstheses_080224b
