Uncle Tom's Cabin and New Media?

Most people wouldn't put Uncle Tom's Cabin in the same sentence as "new media." Yet, one of the most "famous" literature web sites/archives is entitled "Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture: A Multi-media Archive." The site can be found at http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/

Of course, the first thing I have to address is if "multi-media" means "new media," and I'm going to say, "Yes." I'm going with Wysocki's broad definition of new media.

I'm intrigued at how a literature site can use multi-media/new media regarding a text that was written prior to the Civil War. The novel had a long, rich history well beyond being a best-seller, spawning numerous theatrical adaptations, songs, and films. Thus, the site uses sound to share some of the songs, as well as movie clips. The page on songs is impressive (and worthy of an article, since there's so little on sound out there): http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/songs/sohp.html

I see the future of literature in sites like this. I know that's a big, and potentially controversial, statement, but like anything else, literature must adapt to our mediated culture.