“The Infinite Woman” by Katie Schaag is an interactive piece of electronic literature that uses poetry techniques of remix and erasure to highlight how the collective societal ideas of feminism are in need of changing from traditional values. The work deconstructs lines from Edison Marshall’s The Infinite Woman (1950) and Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (1949) and generates infinite new reconstructed lines for users to select and remix their own erasure poem. Users have the ability to edit their poem by rearranging the lines and obscuring words to make it their own. The author’s main message focuses on critiquing traditional views on womanhood by encouraging users to create new ways of thinking. The website is one page, which is the home page, and can be described as plain. The only colors are white and pink. The only visually striking feature on the site is the endless scrolling of lines that the users are able to select from. Audio is not a present detail in this work, however it does include an interesting quality which is the fog. As you stay on the site, white fog slowly starts to take over the screen. This alludes to the deeper meaning that can be understood when you learn about the background and reasoning behind this piece. User interaction is arguably the most important part of this work because the user directly engages with the text and must participate in order to get the experience from the site.

This entry was written as a requirement for ENGL 693: Digital Literature, Dr. Melinda White, University of New Hampshire, Spring 2025