Explanatory Annotation A Research Project in Digital Literary Annotation

On Annotation

As a key scholarly activity, annotation seems to have transitioned seamlessly from print to digital. In the process, it has lost many of the shackles of the print medium: limitations of length or of a single perspective and perceived authority, are no longer an issue. Embracing a multi-faceted annotation approach brings its own challenges, however, it forces the editor to think systematically about the form, purpose, and audience of his annotations, and how he can facilitate, mediate, and communicate the process.

Alexander Huber, Bodleian Library, Oxford

Special Issue “Understanding (Through) Annotations”

By Sandra Wetzel / 24. August 2020

Articles written in the context of the 15th International Connotations Symposium on “Understanding (Through) Annotations” (Tübingen, July 28 – August 1, 2019) will be published in a special issue of Connotations – A Journal for Critical Debate.

Two articles have recently appeared:

Matthias Bauer and Angelika Zirker. “Understanding (Through) Annotations: Introductory Remarks”. Link.
Lena Linne and Burkhard Niederhoff. “Annotation as an Embedded Textual Practice: Analysing Explanatory Notes in Three Editions of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde“. Link.