Wrap up activities Final Presentations, Monday, December 12 from 2:00-3:30 in SH 308 Essay #3 Due today Final Self Assessment due by Wednesday, December 14 Please list any creative works you’d like me to share publicly in this Google Doc. I will share the works in this course blog. You will retain complete ownership and… Continue reading Fall 2022 Shutdown
Essay #3: Analysis and Interpretation of an E-Poem
Description For this essay, you must select an e-poem from The Electronic Literature Collection (focus on poetry in the ELC3, ELC4), The New River (see also their archives) or anything out there that has not been discussed thoroughly in class or in a previous assignment by you or any other source. In addition to performing detailed… Continue reading Essay #3: Analysis and Interpretation of an E-Poem
Weeks 15-16: History and Politics of E-Poetry
Monday, November 28 In class: Discussion of 3rd generation e-literature. Lecture and discussion of media specific analysis. Essay #3 Assignment: Watch “Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege“ Wednesday, November 30 Asynchronous class: Having watched “Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege,” write a post… Continue reading Weeks 15-16: History and Politics of E-Poetry
Week 14: Hacking and Preserving Digital Poetry
Monday, November 21 In class: Discussion of “The Agrippa Files” including the text of the poem. William Dickey’s Hyperpoems: Volume 1 and Volume 2. Assignment Read “Third Generation Electronic Literature“ Read “Lazy Cat” by txtst0ries Thinking of this generational framework, share 2 links to works you have encountered online or in a social network that… Continue reading Week 14: Hacking and Preserving Digital Poetry
Weeks 12-13: Meaningful Interactivity
Monday, November 7 In class: Discussion of Twitter bots Eliza by Joseph Weizenbaum When Eliza Met Parry Bots featured in the ELC3 and in my Twitter List of Artistic and Literary Bots Assignment Read “Seattle Drift” by Jim Andrews (1997) “Ask Me for the Moon” by John David Zuern (2005) “The Sweet Old Etcetera” by… Continue reading Weeks 12-13: Meaningful Interactivity
Week 11: Cyborg Poets
Monday, October 31 In class: Lecture and Discussion of generative electronic literature. Taroko Gorge by Nick Montfort Taroko Gorge and its Remixes Loveletters by Christopher Strachey Memory Slam by Nick Montfort The Policeman’s Beard Is Half Constructed Assignment: Read the NaNoGenMo works published in the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 4 (ELC4) Explore NaNoGenMo (The works… Continue reading Week 11: Cyborg Poets
Essay #2: Analysis and Interpretation of Visual Materiality in a Poem
Description The goal of this essay is to make an argument about why a poet made the choices they made in writing a poem, with special attention to the meaningful contributions of aspects of visual information in the poem. Your thesis statement should formulate what you think the poet was trying to communicate with the… Continue reading Essay #2: Analysis and Interpretation of Visual Materiality in a Poem
Weeks 9 & 10: Videopoetry
Wednesday, October 19 In class: Lecture and discussion on videopoetry North by Northwest title sequence by Saul Bass (1959) Pinky and the Brain title sequence (1995) Roda Lume by E.M. de Melo e Castro (1968) First Screening by bpNichol (1984) Sign Language by Tom Konyves (1985) “The Dreamlife of Letters” by Brian Kim Stefans (1997)… Continue reading Weeks 9 & 10: Videopoetry
Weeks 7 & 8: Looking at Poems
Monday, October 3 In class: Lecture and discussion on poetic form and visual information Assignment: In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read “Visual Poetry” “Concrete Poetry” Read “Mirtha Dermisache and the Limits of Language“ Write a brief response to the Dermisache piece, thinking about the implications this has for poetry. Post in our… Continue reading Weeks 7 & 8: Looking at Poems
Week 6: Poetry and Meaning
Monday, September 26 In Class Lecture and discussion on meaning in poetry “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins Assignment Identify a product or menu item that uses the poetic function of language to make it more attractive (See #alliterationfoods for examples). Write a brief analysis in which you discuss how it uses language. Post in… Continue reading Week 6: Poetry and Meaning