Week 1: Startup – Three Generations of Electronic Literature

Week 1: Startup

Tuesday, January 15 In class: Intros Pair and share: literary media Assignment: Order / Download your textbook: Electronic Literature by Scott Rettberg (available here). Thursday, January 17 In class: Discussion of media, communication, and creativity Intro: “Why I Am Not A Painter” (sardines) Typewriter (example) (another) Electronic literature genres Assignment: Read Electronic Literature, Chapter 1 […]

Tuesday, January 15

In class:
- Intros
- Pair and share: literary media
Assignment:
- Order / Download your textbook: Electronic Literature by Scott Rettberg (available here).

Thursday, January 17

In class:
- Discussion of media, communication, and creativity
  - Intro: “Why I Am Not A Painter” (sardines)
  - Typewriter (example) (another)
- Electronic literature genres
Assignment:
- Read Electronic Literature, Chapter 1 (available free in Amazon book preview – click “look inside”) and the beginning of Chapter 2 (pages 20-30).
- Read “The Route of a Text Message” by Scott Weingart
- Join our Facebook Group and comment on the link to “The Route of a Text Message” with a 1-paragraph response to the article. Comment on what struck you most about it, seeking to place it in conversation with the topics we’ve been discussing in the class. This is due before our next class.