This week, I explored My Body is a Wunderkramer by Shelley Jackson. In this hypertext piece, there is an interactive body with anecdotes and context from head to toe. Some had long paragraphs associated with them, and some just had a few sentences. I was impressed by the depth she associated with some of her body parts, vs others. She also utilizes syntax for a few of the body parts, using line breaks and drawings to break up space on each hyperlink.
This specifically stood out to me because of the display of femininity. The female body is often shamed, being told to cover up to maintain poise and modesty. This piece derails that thought process and instead speaks through every part of her anatomy openly without censoring any medical terms. The drawings associated back this up as well, with no part left out/covered.
I also liked the embedded links "within" the links. The sheer amount of information and stories on this page could result in hours of clicking around (Like I did). There is no "dead end" page that I could find, with every page having links to more pages.
My favorite was "tattoos." Jackson has twenty-eight tattoos, but only two done in black ink. The rest were done in skin-colored ink. While some may see this as a waste, I find it to be a unique artistic expression. Going through the motions of getting tattooed for yourself only is beautiful to me.
I also explored this one. It was really good. The fact that there was no dead end was also a favorite part of mine. It was such a different way of displaying femininity and I really liked that as well. It was so powerful!
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