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 in which you discuss the concept of digital writing and provide one example of digital writing with a link to the work. This is due by Wednesday evening.
- Then read and respond, substantively, to 2 of your classmates’ postings no later than Friday, December 2.
Assignment:
- Post a 1-paragraph proposal for Essay #3 before class on Monday

Monday, December 5

In class (via Zoom):
- Sasha Stiles:
  - Website
  - “When it’s Just You“
- E-Poetry Zines
- Discussion:
  - How does poetry take material form?
  - What impact does that have in poetry?
  - What does it mean to write poetry in 2022?

Monday, December 12

Final Exam – 2:00-4:00 in SH 308

The final exam will be a lightning talk on your Essay #3 topic.
This talk can be a reading and brief discussion of a creative work or a short presentation on your final paper.
- Suggested format: Ignite format, which consists of 20 slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds, lasting exactly 5 minutes.
Criteria: Doing it in the time limit, substance and effectiveness of the talk.

By Leonardo Flores

Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. He taught at the English Department at University of Puerto Rico: Mayagüez Campus from 1994 to 2019. He is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. He was the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar in Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. His research areas are electronic literature and its preservation via criticism, documentation, and digital archives. He is the creator of a scholarly blogging project titled I ♥ E-Poetry, co-editor of the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, and has a Spanish language e-lit column in 80 Grados. He is currently co-editing the first Anthology of Latin American Electronic Literature. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.

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