Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Researchers investigating Children’s Literature have observed the emerging
perspectives from the advancement in technology becoming a part of our lives.
Electronic Literature becomes an emerging field of study with the admittance to
technological innovation. There is an inherent limitation that needs
recognition because the development is seen to be lagging in its impact on
cultural production for children, especially in Africa. This current research
seeks to explore the development of Electronic Literature. It also sets the
parameter for the production of digital materials for children with different
cultural backgrounds, especially for children in Africa. It employs a qualitative
research design to analyze some selected children’s electronic literature written
by continental Africans and Africans from the Diaspora. Multimodality as
propounded by Jewitt, Bezemer & O'Halloran (2016) is adopted as a
methodology to provide a practical and descriptive framework for the analysis
of the various components of the Children’s Electronic literature. The finding
shows that e-lit can have a greater impact if it responds to the cultural demands
of its young one.
