Inge van de Ven

Inge van de Ven is an Associate Professor at Tilburg University's School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Department of Culture Studies. She is currently a Marie Curie fellow at UC Santa Barbara, focusing on intersections between digital culture and literary traditions. Her research explores how digital media reshape reading practices and narrative forms.

• Academic affiliation: Tilburg University
• Current fellowship: UC Santa Barbara (Marie Curie)
• Key research areas: Digital Humanities, Attention Economies, Literary Theory
• Active in: 2016-present

Van de Ven's research examines the evolving relationship between readers and texts in digital environments. Her work addresses:

• Attentional modulation in literary reading
• Database-like narrative structures in contemporary novels
• Trust mechanisms in digital reading environments
• Impact of platformed attention economies on cultural production
• Epistemic vigilance in reading practices
• Digital transformation of literary forms

Her recent publications analyze how digital culture influences narrative techniques, particularly through concepts like 'Big Data' and 'Attention Economy' in works by authors such as Karl Ove Knausgård and Roberto Bolaño. She investigates how monumental novels adapt to digital information overload and how narrative structures reflect digital culture.

Her research fingerprint includes strong connections to:

• Close and Distant Reading methodologies
• Narrative theory in digital contexts
• Attention economy analysis
• Age of Information studies
• Media-specific narrative adaptations