Alt-lit

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of alternative literature, a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media, and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable

    "Alt Lit are dismissive of conventional notions of original authorship. On the website of the digital publisher Muumuu House, run by Alt Lit writer Tao Lin, many featured works are curated Twitter feeds."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of alt-lit. alt-of, uncountable

    "“He was adjacent to a specific literary group, called Alt-Lit, who were trying to establish a new canon in literature,” Cortassa says."

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"Alt Lit are dismissive of conventional notions of original authorship. On the website of the digital publisher Muumuu House, run by Alt Lit writer Tao Lin, many featured works are curated Twitter feeds."

Etymology

From alt- + lit.

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