Alexandra Saemmer
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Alexandra Saemmer | |
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| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Electronic literature, digital poetry |
| Notable works | Böhmische Dörfer, Tramway |
| Alma mater | University of Lyon, University of Passau |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social semiotics, electronic literature |
| Institutions | University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis |
| Website | |
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Alexandra Saemmer is a French professor known for social semiotic research focusing on electronic literature and digital media[1][2][3] and for her literary works, in particular digital poetry and narratives created for social media.
Saemmer is a professor in Information and Communication Sciences at University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis. Prior to this post, she was an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
After writing a PhD thesis on the work of Marguerite Duras and Robert Musil,[5] Saemmer has shifted her focus to the study of digital media and electronic literature in particular, developing terms in social semiotics specifically suited for analysing multimodal digital texts. Her explorations of the iconicity of digital media,[6] where a sign may consist of multiple modes (e.g. a word and a sound at the same time), has been adopted by other scholars.[7][8]
Her most-cited book as of 2023 is Rhétorique du texte numérique : figures de la lecture, anticipations de pratiques,[9] which was published in 2015 and received reviews in several French academic journals.[1][2][3][10]
Saemmer serves on the Literary Advisory Board for the Electronic Literature Organization.[11]
Research and critical work
Saemmer's critical research focuses on semiotics and rhetoric within software, design, and code.[12] Her research work includes co-directing the Centre for Media, Technology and Internationalization Studies (CEMTI)[13] where more than 40 researchers work on research relating to culture and communication.
