Revista Brasileira de Literatura Comparada, n. 31, 2017 139 THE DIGITAL RUINS OF AMORES EXPRESSOS Cecily Raynor 1 RESUMO: Neste artigo, eu examino blogs oficiais do projeto “Amores Expressos”, publicados pela editora brasileira Companhia das Letras. Sendo assim, sugiro que essas webpages promovem um vislumbre digital na evolução do projeto e algumas delas demonstram-se deficientes pra tal. Ao mesmo tempo, é importante destacar que o autor e curador da página “Amores Expressos” integra a genealogia digital de produção cultural brasileira durante uma fase crítica de internacionalização no início do século 21. PALAVRAS CHAVES: Literatura brasileira contemporânea, blogs, arquivos vituais, humanidades digitais, estudos culturais ABSTRACT: In this article, I examine the official blogs of the Amores Expressos project from Brazilian publishing house, Companhia das Letras. In doing so, I argue that these webpages provide a digital glimpse into the project's evolution and some of its shortcomings. At the same time, these author-curated pages form part of the digital genealogy of Brazilian cultural production during its critical phase of internationalization in the onset of the 21st century. KEYWORDS: Contemporary Brazilian literature, blogging, web- archives, digital humanities, cultural studies As contemporary Latin American literature becomes ever more digitally embedded, it is imperative that we examine the web as a space for the creation, dissemination, and reproduction of texts. Turning to the web proves vital as we push into an era in which online writing is not only commonplace but increasingly the standard. At the same time, like any space, the web must be visited in order for it to be maintained, with digital ruins (abandoned websites) a staple of the twenty-first century. Rather than characterizing the web as ephemeral, web archiving tools remind us that virtual realms are more permanent than meets the eye. Digital archives are abundant across the web, including the vast repository of cached sites on Archive.org, where scholars gain insight into the historical documents of the writable web, including archived literary web pages. In this article, I examine the official blogs of the Amores Expressos project from Brazilian publishing house, Companhia das Letras. In doing so, I argue that these webpages provide a digital glimpse into the project's evolution and some of its shortcomings. At the same time, these author-curated pages form part of the digital genealogy of Brazilian cultural production during its critical phase of internationalization in the onset of the 21st century. 1 Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies and Digital Humanities in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.