Séance {A} « Matérialités du design du livre numérique »

Séance {A} « Matérialités du design du livre numérique »

Session {A} “Materialities of the digital book design”

by Chaire de recherche sur les écritures numériques · View the channel on PSI

Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Arts & Architecture AThe ArtsAKDesign, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
🎙 Chaire de recherche sur les écritures numériques 👥 318 📅 April 30, 2018 ⏱ 102 min 👁 348 📄 original study 🧭 2026-10-10
Available in: English (current) Français

Keywords

digital bookmaterialityeditorializationreadingdesign

Summary

The video is a recorded session from an academic colloquium on the materialities of digital book design, held at the carbon 14 venue in Montreal. The introduction welcomes participants and explains the venue’s industrial past and its transformation into a cultural space. The session aims to explore how digital formats challenge traditional notions of the book, focusing on material, structural, and reading practices. The first presentation, by Marc Jahjah and Clémence Jacquot, investigates the hybrid work ‘Poreuse’, analyzing its editorial enunciation and the negotiation of roles among authors, editors, and designers. They use interviews and documentary evidence to map the diverse actors and their contributions. The talk highlights the tensions between linear narrative and a fragmented, hypertextual structure, suggesting that readers must navigate through multiple signifiers such as colors, embedded objects, and a ’thread of Ariadne’. The presentation also discusses the concept of ‘éditorialisation’ and the collective production of meaning. The session’s broader goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue between design, literature studies, information science, and publishing. The speaker emphasizes the importance of bridging theoretical concepts and technical implementations, and invites attendees to participate in a collaborative workshop to produce a synthesis of the event.

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Critical Evaluation

Value of the Information & Strength of the Argument

The value of the information is significant for scholars interested in digital publishing and materiality. The presentations provide original insights based on qualitative research, such as interviews and document analysis, demonstrating a rigorous methodological approach. The argumentation is well-structured, connecting theoretical frames like editorial enunciation to concrete case studies. However, the auto-generated transcript makes it difficult to fully capture nuances, and some parts appear garbled, which could obscure the precision of claims. Overall, the content offers a valuable contribution to understanding the evolving nature of digital books.

Scientific Rigor, Source Quality, Title Accuracy

The scientific rigor benefits from the academic context and the use of established concepts like ‘énonciation éditoriale’, but explicit source citations are scarce in the transcript. The researchers are named, but no references to publications are given. The title accurately matches the content, as it directly addresses the material aspects of digital book design. The description provided additional context on the speakers and their topics, which helps situate the presentations. However, the lack of clear references and poor transcription quality prevent the video from achieving the highest reliability.

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Title / Content Match

The title accurately reflects the content, which focuses on the materialities of digital book design, as discussed in the presentations.

Quality & Reliability

7/10

The video presents academic research on digital book materiality. The transcript is auto-generated and contains numerous transcription errors, which lowers clarity. However, the content is based on real research projects and academic concepts, lending some credibility. The sources are not explicitly cited in the transcript beyond the names of researchers, but the theoretical framework is evident.

Key Moments

Markers derived by PSI from the transcript: the creator did not define chapters.

Contribution & Novelties

The video contributes to the emerging field of digital materiality in book studies by providing empirical case study insights. It offers a nuanced view of how editorial roles are negotiated in digital publishing, extending Souchier’s concept of ‘énonciation éditoriale’ to contemporary hybrid works.

Pour aller plus loin :

  • Énonciation éditoriale — Concept introduced by Emmanuël Souchier, central to understanding how editorial instances shape digital texts.
  • Materiality of digital text — Explores the physical and interface-based aspects of digital reading, linked to the conference theme.
  • Hypertextuality — The non-linear structure of hypertext, relevant to the discussion on multi-linear narratives.
  • Digital humanities — The field combining computing and humanities, which frames the research methodologies presented.

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Radar Profile

The radar profile shows a high level of technical rigor (8) but moderate information quantity and quality (both 7) and lower reliability (6) due to the imperfect transcription. Overall, the video is technically dense but hampered by production quality issues.

Reliability 6/10