Required Readings
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004. ISBN: 9783775713450.
Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996).
Mathews, Harry, and Alastair Brotchie, eds. Oulipo Compendium. London, UK: Exact Change, 1998. ISBN: 9780947757960.
Recommended Readings
Bolter, Jay, and Richard Grusin. Remediation: Understanding New Media. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780262522793.
Manovich, Lev. The Language of New Media . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780262133746.
Stone, Allucquere Rosanne. The War of Desire and Technology at the Close of the Mechanical Age. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780262193627.
Wardrip-Fruin, Noah, and Nick Montfort. The New Media Reader. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780262232272.
Readings by Session
Note: Assigned readings are intended to cover topics for multiple weeks.
| Week # | Topics | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D: Introduction to Digital Poetry with Discussion of History of New Media Poetry, Definition of Key Terms, and Discussion of Computational Models of Writing (Bush, Nelson, Joyce) D: Discussion of Remediation in Poetry |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 57-93. ISBN: 9783775713450. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 102-138. |
| 2 | D: Image and Metaphor in Poetry and Digital Forms D: Discussion of Relevant Mass-media Forms (Graphic Novels, Comics, the Photographic Essay) W: Soundscape Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 57-93. ISBN: 9783775713450. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 102-138. |
| 3 | D: Hypertext and Non-linear Compositional Techniques W: Visual Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 57-93. ISBN: 9783775713450. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 102-138. |
| 4 | D: Wikis and Collaborative Authoring Over Networks, Authorial Imperative Versus Reader-centered Writing | |
| 5 | D: Processuality, OuLiPo Experiments, "Listening Post" (Check the List Visual Art Gallery Online Archive For Discussion of this Installation) W: Hypertext Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 155-169, and 181-213. ISBN: 9783775713450. Mathews, Harry, and Alastair Brotchie, eds. Oulipo Compendium. London, UK: Exact Change, 1998, pp. 11-44 and passim. ISBN: 9780947757960. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 138-150, and 214-234. |
| 6 | D: Interactivity in New Media Poems, Digital Poetry and Games W: Process Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 155-169, and 181-213. ISBN: 9783775713450. Mathews, Harry, and Alastair Brotchie, eds. Oulipo Compendium. London, UK: Exact Change, 1998, pp. 11-44 and passim. ISBN: 9780947757960. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 138-150, and 214-234. |
| 7 | D: Location-based Writing and Mobile Digital Devices D: Podcasting W: Game Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 155-169, and 181-213. ISBN: 9783775713450. Mathews, Harry, and Alastair Brotchie, eds. Oulipo Compendium. London, UK: Exact Change, 1998, pp. 11-44 and passim. ISBN: 9780947757960. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 138-150, and 214-234. |
| 8 | D: Installation and Performance Poetry D: Code Poems W: Location-based Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 155-169, and 181-213. ISBN: 9783775713450. Mathews, Harry, and Alastair Brotchie, eds. Oulipo Compendium. London, UK: Exact Change, 1998, pp. 11-44 and passim. ISBN: 9780947757960. Kac, Eduardo, ed. "New Media Poetry: Poetic Innovation and New Technologies." Providence, RI: Visible Language 30, no. 2 (October 1996): 138-150, and 214-234. |
| 9 | D: Hypermediality, Digital Video W: Installation or Code Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 251-277, and 287-318. ISBN: 9783775713450. |
| 10 | D: Analysis of Hypermediality from Author and Audience Perspectives W: Video Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 251-277, and 287-318. ISBN: 9783775713450. |
| 11 | D: Analysis of Collaboration in Creation and Reception of Digital Poetry W: Wiki Poem |
Block, Friedrich W., Christiane Heibach, and Karen Wenz, eds. p0es1s: The Aesthetics of Digital Poetry. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004, pp. 251-277, and 287-318. ISBN: 9783775713450. |
| 12 | Review Final Projects | |
| 13 | Review Final Projects (cont.) |