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texts. ital Studies. Overlooking minor issues in the volume, such

In the final article, “The Travelling Texts of Local Con- as instances of awkward translations and minor typograph-

tent: Following Content Creation, Communication and ical errors, the editors wholly accomplish their goals. The

Dissemination via Internet Platforms in a Brazilian Favela,” specific textual analyses as well as the discussions of broad-

Tori Holmes studies the locality of internet content vis-à- er trends in the creation and reading of digital texts, and

vis the virtual space through which the content moves. She the changes in marketing and critical reception are all illu-

examines Terra Boa (Good Land), a text posted on a blog, minating and extremely relevant to broader discussions in

as a narrative both very locally embedded (in one of Rio digital studies. The introduction is a must-read for anyone

de Janeiro’s shantytown neighborhoods) and global in its who is interested in a discussion of Hispanic Studies within

evolution as it circulates across the non-local internet. She the Digital Humanities.

maintains that the new contexts in which the text is read

as well as the modifications the text undergoes give rise to Kyra A. Kietrys

different interpretations in endless and unpredictable ways, Davidson College

resulting in a conceptual challenge for authors and scholars.

As many of the essays in this volume argue, the role of

reader changes in the new media realm. I would like to com- ***

ment on my experience reading this volume. While elec-

tronically accessible, the publication mimics the analog feel l noveno volumen de Hispanic Issues Online, Hy-

and aesthetic: each article is a separate PDF that looks like Ebrid Storyspaces: Redefining the Critical Enterprise in

a print journal article. Perhaps this is an intentional wink Twenty-First Century Hispanic Literature (Espacios narrati-

towards the hybridity in the book’s title, perhaps it is the vos híbridos: Una redefinición de la empresa crítica en la litera-

press’s decision, but unfortunately, it does not take advan- tura hispana del siglo veintiuno) es una adición importante al

tage of other digital tools. I would have appreciated hyper- Hispanismo gracias no sólo a su contenido, sino también a

links in the articles (e.g. to the endnotes at the bottom of su formato. Aunque no es la primera publicación que estu-

the articles or to the blogs or online works being analyzed). dia los nuevos medios de comunicación dentro del Hispa-

It was tedious to have to scroll down twenty pages to read nismo, sí se encuentra entre las primeras que lo hace en un

an endnote and then scroll back to the body of the text; formato de libre acceso. En otoño del 2007, un volumen

and, it was frustrating to not be able to click on a link to a del Hispanic Review presagió el presente volumen de Hen-

online text, but rather have to Google it. Of course, reading seler y Castillo al publicar un número especial sobre “New

habits are highly subjective, and despite my own, HIOL is a Media and Hispanic Studies” (“Los nuevos medios de co-

significant contribution to both Hispanic Studies and Dig- municación y los estudios hispánicos”). En la introducción

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