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Week 16: The Past, Present, and Future of Electronic Literature

Tuesday, April 30

  • In class:
  • Assignment:
    • Find a work of 3rd generation e-lit not presented in class or published in any electronic literature collection or other resource, add a link to it as a comment on this post, and explain its interest from an e-literary perspective. This is due before class on Thursday, May 2.

Thursday, May 2

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Weeks 14 & 15: Digital Writing in an Analog World

Week 14: April 16-18

Class does not meet.

Tuesday, April 23

Thursday, April 25

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Week 13: Bots!

Tuesday, April 9

Thursday, April 11

  • In class:
    • Discuss Netprov and Bots.
  • Assignment:

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Week 12: Social Media Performances

Tuesday, April 2

Thursday, April 4

  • In class:
    • Discuss assigned readings.
    • Discuss #fixurl8tionship characters.
      • narrative planning group work.
  • Assignment:
    • Develop your narrative arc starting today (or tomorrow at the latest). You should as a minimum post 1 thing on the #fixurl8tionship hashtag and comment narratively once every day until (and including) on Wednesday, April 10.
    • Write a summary of your Netprov participation and post on our Facebook group with a link to your character on Instagram before class on Thursday, April 11.
    • Bots:
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Week 11: Into the Net

Tuesday, March 19

Thursday, March 28

  • In class:
  • Assignment
    • Read Electronic Literature, pgs. 166-182.
    • Read “What is Netprov?
    • Read “Reality: Being @SpencerPratt
    • Write a response to “Reality: Being @SpencerPratt” works in our Facebook page, with a link to your favorite. This is due before class on Thursday, April 2.
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Week 10: Kinetic Writing

Tuesday, March 19

Thursday, March 21

  • In class:
    • Discuss assigned texts.
  • Assignment:
    • Read:
    • Write a post with a response to one assigned kinetic poem and one work of nonfiction in our Facebook page, focusing on what moving language contributes to each work. This is due before class on Tuesday, March 26.
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Week 9: Videopoetry

Tuesday, March 12

Thursday, March 14

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Week 8: Moving Language

Tuesday, March 5

  • In class: Midterm Exam
  • Assignment:
    • Read Electronic Literature (pgs. 118-131)
    • Major Assignment #1 due on Thursday

Thursday, March 7

  • In class:
    • Discussion of Kinetic Poetry antecedents
    • Explore The Art of the Title
    • Turn in Major Assignment #1 – Upload a digital copy to our Google Drive folder (UPR login required), and bring a printed copy to class. If you chose the creative option and have a work hosted online, provide a link to your work in your short paper.
  • Assignment:
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Week 7: Writers, Readers, Players, Wreaders

Tuesday, February 26

Thursday, February 28

  • In class:
    • Discuss 3rd Generation interactive e-lit.
    • Midterm Exam Review
  • Assignment:
    • Share your idea for the Major Assignment #1 as a comment on this Facebook post before the end of Friday, March 1.
    • Study for the Midterm Exam (on Tuesday, March 5)
    • Work on your Major Assignment #1 (due Thursday, March 7)

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Week 6: Interactivity in Electronic Literature

Tuesday, February 19

Thursday, February 21