Hypertextual inspirations in analog stories about Toruń

Abstract

The study is based on previous works of Katarzyna Kluczwajd, concerning new ways of conveying knowledge and new language of media for books based on scientific studies and aimed at education. Is it possible and does it have the intended effects? Is this search for a non-traditional way of conveying knowledge about the city, a creative blend of history and literature, in the contemporary, ever-changing world, a source of something new?

Toruń jest… jaki? Wizja miasta zależy od Ciebie (What is Toruń like? The vision of the city depends on you, 2010) – is the first book about Toruń for non-linear reading, enabling the reader to play a part in the story – they are the ones who create their vision of the city. The book was originally supposed to consist of loose pages, which could be arranged according to a chosen theme and/or keywords (topography, chronology, domains).

Four volumes of the series The SPACE of Toruń on foot (Pol. Toruń SPACErkiem, 2015–2017), also for non-linear reading, were created as a set of orbits of the Toruń cultural heritage – SPACE. Intertextuality is present there as wordplay and intentional changing of the meaning of the words. Knowledge is an excuse to play, which is why this series is close to the message of the mass media – its main purpose is entertainment.