hallo, hier eine weblog definition, welche jill walker von der uni bergen für die routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory (glaub ich) verfasst hat (erscheint 2005)
Weblog
A weblog, or *blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first (see temporal ordering). Typically, weblogs are published by individuals and their style is personal and informal. Weblogs first appeared in the mid-1990s, becoming popular as simple and free publishing tools became available towards the turn of the century. Since anybody with a net connection can publish their own weblog, there is great variety in the quality, content, and ambition of weblogs, and a weblog may have anywhere from a handful to tens of thousands of daily readers.
Examples of the *genre exist on a continuum from *confessional, online *diaries to logs tracking specific topics or activities through links and commentary. Though weblogs are primarily textual, experimentation with sound, *images, and videos has resulted in related genres such as photoblogs, videoblogs, and audioblogs (see intermediality; media and narrative).
Most weblogs use links generously, allowing readers to follow conversations between weblogs by following links between entries on related topics. Readers may start at any point of a weblog, seeing the most recent entry first, or arriving at an older post via a search engine or a link from another site, often another weblog. Once at a weblog, readers can read on in various orders: chronologically, thematically, by following links between entries or by searching for keywords. Weblogs also generally include a blogroll, which is a list of links to other weblogs the author recommends. Many weblogs allow readers to enter their own comments to individual posts.
Weblogs are serial and cumulative, and readers tend to read small amounts at a time, returning hours, days, or weeks later to read entries written since their last visit. This serial or episodic structure is similar to that found in *epistolary novels or *diaries, but unlike these a weblog is open-ended, finishing only when the writer tires of writing (see narrative structure).
Many weblog entries are shaped as brief, independent narratives, and some are explicitly or implicitly fictional, though the standard genre expectation is non-fiction. Some weblogs create a larger frame for the micro-narratives of individual posts by using a consistent rule to constrain their structure or themes (see Oulipo), thus, Francis Strand connects his stories of life in Sweden by ending each with a Swedish word and its translation. Other weblogs connect frequent but dissimilar entries by making a larger narrative explicit: Flight Risk is about an heiress’s escape from her family, The Date Project documents a young man’s search for a girlfriend, and Julie Powell narrates her life as she works her way through Julia Child’s cookbook.
See also: digital narrative; life story; thematic approaches to narrative
References and Further Reading
Anonymous (2002) The Date Project.
Lejeune, Philippe (2000) “Cher écran...” Journal personnel, ordinateur, Internet, Paris : Seuil.
Strand, Francis (2003) How to Learn Swedish in 1000 Difficult Lessons.
‘V., Isabella’ (2003) She’s a Flight Risk.
Powell, Julie (2003) The Julie/Julia Project. http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/
(websites accessed August 2003)
Jill Walker
Weblog
A weblog, or *blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first (see temporal ordering). Typically, weblogs are published by individuals and their style is personal and informal. Weblogs first appeared in the mid-1990s, becoming popular as simple and free publishing tools became available towards the turn of the century. Since anybody with a net connection can publish their own weblog, there is great variety in the quality, content, and ambition of weblogs, and a weblog may have anywhere from a handful to tens of thousands of daily readers.
Examples of the *genre exist on a continuum from *confessional, online *diaries to logs tracking specific topics or activities through links and commentary. Though weblogs are primarily textual, experimentation with sound, *images, and videos has resulted in related genres such as photoblogs, videoblogs, and audioblogs (see intermediality; media and narrative).
Most weblogs use links generously, allowing readers to follow conversations between weblogs by following links between entries on related topics. Readers may start at any point of a weblog, seeing the most recent entry first, or arriving at an older post via a search engine or a link from another site, often another weblog. Once at a weblog, readers can read on in various orders: chronologically, thematically, by following links between entries or by searching for keywords. Weblogs also generally include a blogroll, which is a list of links to other weblogs the author recommends. Many weblogs allow readers to enter their own comments to individual posts.
Weblogs are serial and cumulative, and readers tend to read small amounts at a time, returning hours, days, or weeks later to read entries written since their last visit. This serial or episodic structure is similar to that found in *epistolary novels or *diaries, but unlike these a weblog is open-ended, finishing only when the writer tires of writing (see narrative structure).
Many weblog entries are shaped as brief, independent narratives, and some are explicitly or implicitly fictional, though the standard genre expectation is non-fiction. Some weblogs create a larger frame for the micro-narratives of individual posts by using a consistent rule to constrain their structure or themes (see Oulipo), thus, Francis Strand connects his stories of life in Sweden by ending each with a Swedish word and its translation. Other weblogs connect frequent but dissimilar entries by making a larger narrative explicit: Flight Risk is about an heiress’s escape from her family, The Date Project documents a young man’s search for a girlfriend, and Julie Powell narrates her life as she works her way through Julia Child’s cookbook.
See also: digital narrative; life story; thematic approaches to narrative
References and Further Reading
Anonymous (2002) The Date Project.
Lejeune, Philippe (2000) “Cher écran...” Journal personnel, ordinateur, Internet, Paris : Seuil.
Strand, Francis (2003) How to Learn Swedish in 1000 Difficult Lessons.
‘V., Isabella’ (2003) She’s a Flight Risk.
Powell, Julie (2003) The Julie/Julia Project. http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/
(websites accessed August 2003)
Jill Walker
cp - am Dienstag, 17. Februar 2004, 10:39
teildesganzen meinte am 17. Feb, 11:25:
hochinteressant
das alles, ich muß dir erst mal ein Kompliment für deinen blog und diese schon ziemlich umfangreiche Sammlung machen. Wird das eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit oder machst du das aus reinem Interesse? Das Thema weblogs ist schon ziemlich faszinierend und ich bin gespannt, was du noch so alles herausfindest.
grothesk antwortete am 17. Feb, 13:51:
gruppenzwang ;)
also das ganze ist ein gemeinschaftsprojekt von studenten, die damit neue erkenntnisse für eine forschungsprojekt zum thema intermedialität und weblogs erlangen wollen...außerdem soll das ganze als kommunikationsplattform der beteiligten fungieren, die sich damit enorme geistesblitze für ihre abschlussarbeiten erhoffen...teil deine meinung zu dem ganzen mit uns...weblogs sind schließlich für viele gemacht...
susido meinte am 17. Feb, 17:27:
Allgemein aber gut
ich finde diese Definition gar nicht schlecht, da sie einen guten Überblick über Weblogs im Allgemeinen gibt. Allerdings reicht die Definition für unsere Zwecke sicher nicht aus. So sind nur "Typical weblogs" angesprochen, die "published by individuals and their style is personal and informal" sind und nur unspezifisch wird auf eine weitere Kategorisierung eingegangen: "great variety in the quality, content, and ambition of weblogs" Ich denke, dass da unsere bisherige Unterteilung in filter-style und freestyle günstiger ist, um eine intermediale Untersuchung vorzunehmen. Dennoch bietet die Definition einen guten Ausgangspunkt!
backbone meinte am 17. Feb, 21:57:
zur Definition von Jill Walker
Aus welcher Quelle ist das ? Vorveröffentlichung der routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory ? Wo? Scheint mir in eine andere Richtung zu gehen, als wir das vorhaben. Jill Walker schreibt aus dem Kontext der digital narration heraus (einer seiner Forschungsschwerpunkte) und fokussiert daher anders als wir. Also: kritisch verfolgen, in die Sammlung aufnehmen, aber nicht vom Weg abbringen lassen!
cp antwortete am 17. Feb, 23:18:
jill walker
jill walker hat selbst einen blog und hat dort neben vielem mehr zur blogtheorie auch diese definition veröffentlicht, welche aber wohl erst 2005 erscheinen sollich denke besonders im letzten teil der definition geht es zu sehr ins literaturwissenschaftliche/narrationstheoretische (sie veröffentlicht auch über netzfiction)
