Cyberliterature and cyberculture in Latin America and Spain

Abstract

The aim of this work is to make an overview of the changes that the writing and reading of literary works have experienced in the last two decades as a result of the generalization of digital media, the Internet connection and virtual reality. The first part of the work focuses on the changes that have taken place in the field of literary writing, for which a classic generic typology is followed, which will distinguish between cybercrime, cyber-essay, cyber poetry and cyber art. The second part deals with the changes in the reading habits of literary works, distinguishing between the scope of the electronic book or unconnected ebook and the field of reading on the web or cyber reading. The conclusions show the main assessments - positive and negative - that tend to circulate about the new digital culture.