Walt Whitman
writer · 2 mentions across 2 readings
In this course
Whitman appears only as a passing reference in these excerpts, which are fragmented and don't actually engage with his work directly. Without complete passages showing how Whitman is being mobilized in the course readings, I cannot responsibly characterize his relevance to the seminar's concerns with AI, cybernetics, and digital culture.
Background
Walter Whitman Jr. was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.
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