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
Month: October 2022
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