Hypertext Preparation Post: Public Secrets
In "Public Secrets," a hypertext essay by Sharon Daniels, we can see Delagrange's idea of remediation, Gilmore's trauma narrative, and Anzaldúa's "mestiza consciousness" very clearly. "Public Secrets" has the ultimate goal of abolishing prison systems a whole, by bringing the audience into the walls of a prison and listening the voices of the incarcerated women. This is meant to help the audience see the violence and corruption that really takes place in prisons, while attempting to eliminate many common beliefs and stereotypes regarding the incarcerated and personalize their stories.
Delegrange's idea of remediation is present in the hypertext essay in that this essay is taking multimedia tools and using them as a platform to teach and inform. Delegrange strongly believes that the transformation of digital media and remediation, when used properly, can be strongly influential in this new digital age. In this essay, we are taught these women's stories through being able to hear them. This choice of delivery completely changes the way the audience would receive these stories from if we were to just be reading them in a textbook or an article.
Gilmore's idea of "trauma narrative" is extremely present in this hypertext essay. Each of these women's testimonies is a trauma narrative, and it is interesting because they are still in the midst of experiencing their trauma. Their narratives bring the audience within their narrative, helping us to understand what it is truly like to walk in their shoes.
Anzaldúa's "mestiza consciousness" is present in the physical layout of the hypertext essay. Daniel specifically says "the very design of the project--its algorithmic structure--calls our attention to the shifting borders between inside and outside, incarceration and freedom, oppression and resistance, despair and hope." This idea of consciousness of these shifting borders creates an issue of identity for these incarcerated women, and the structure of the essay brings these shifting borders to light to the audience.
http://vectors.usc.edu/projects/index.php?project=57
Delegrange's idea of remediation is present in the hypertext essay in that this essay is taking multimedia tools and using them as a platform to teach and inform. Delegrange strongly believes that the transformation of digital media and remediation, when used properly, can be strongly influential in this new digital age. In this essay, we are taught these women's stories through being able to hear them. This choice of delivery completely changes the way the audience would receive these stories from if we were to just be reading them in a textbook or an article.
Gilmore's idea of "trauma narrative" is extremely present in this hypertext essay. Each of these women's testimonies is a trauma narrative, and it is interesting because they are still in the midst of experiencing their trauma. Their narratives bring the audience within their narrative, helping us to understand what it is truly like to walk in their shoes.
Anzaldúa's "mestiza consciousness" is present in the physical layout of the hypertext essay. Daniel specifically says "the very design of the project--its algorithmic structure--calls our attention to the shifting borders between inside and outside, incarceration and freedom, oppression and resistance, despair and hope." This idea of consciousness of these shifting borders creates an issue of identity for these incarcerated women, and the structure of the essay brings these shifting borders to light to the audience.
http://vectors.usc.edu/projects/index.php?project=57
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