Electronic literature is taught in many countries and in a variety of educational contexts today. During the last decade, in particular, the number of “born-digital” literary material included into university syllabi, school curricula and life-long learning settings has risen exponentially. Here, we present a selection of syllabi, assignments and exercises, presentations, and essays regarding pedagogical and didactic dimensions.
The material here is meant to inspire and teach educators about the various contexts and manners in which “born-digital” culture in general, and electronic literature in particular, is taught across the world.
We urge you to visit the ELMCIP Knowledge Base where we continuously collect teaching resources: http://elmcip.net/knowledgebase
Syllabi
"Experimental Digital Media and Art" Maria Engberg. Georgia Institute of Technology (US) 2011.
"Contemporary Literature" Maria Engberg. Blekinge Tekniska Högskola. (SWE) 2012.
"Semiotics in Digital Context" Talan Memmott. Blekinge Tekniska Högskola. (SWE) 2012.
Expansion Pack to "Semiotics in Digital Context" Talan Memmott.
“Digital Media Aesthetics” Scott Rettberg. University of Bergen (NO) 2011.
“Intro to New Media Studies” Scott Rettberg. Stockton College (US) 2006.
“Hypertext” Scott Rettberg. Stockton College (US) 2006.
"Sztuka Internetu" Internet Art Emilia Branny-Jankowska, Jagellonian University (PL) 2012.
“Literature Elektroniczna” Electronic Literature. Monika Górska-Olesinska. University of Opole (PL) 2012.
"Livres, médias, écriture" Stéphane Bikialo et Anaïs Guilet. Université de Poitiers (FR) 2012.
“Introduction to Digital Media for Humanities” Lori Emerson. University of Colorado at Boulder (US) 2012.
“Digital Culture and Society” T.L. Taylor. IT University of Copenhagen (DK) 2010.
“Digital Aesthetics” Susana Pajares Tosca. IT University of Copenhagen (DK) 2012.
“Digital Literature: Technologies of Storytelling” David Ciccoricco. University of Otago. (NZ) 2012.
Complement to Electronic Literature: New Horizons for the Literary. N. Katherine Hayles
(U of Notre Dame Press, 2008) Syllabus collection.
(U of Notre Dame Press, 2008) Syllabus collection.
Hermeneia. Catalan resource for electronic literature.
“Introducing New Media” Elizabeth Swanstrom. Brandeis University. (US) 2009.
“Digital Literature” Jessica Pressman. Yale University (US) 2010.
"Distracted Reading" Rita Raley. New York University (US) 2012.
"Electronic Literature" Rita Raley. University of California, Santa Barbara. (US) 2009.
"Contemporary Experimental Narratives" Rita Raley. University of California, Santa Barbara. (US) 2003.
“The Learning Screen" Gary Hink. University of Florida (US). 2010.
“Electronic Literature: A Freeware Guide” List of materials. Brian Kim Stefans (US)
Exercises & Assignments
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Matthew Kirschenbaum
"Inanimate Alice: pedagogical material" Kate Pullinger et al
"Tetrad Assignment" Elizabeth Anne Swanstrom
"hypertekst og Bringværds 'Faen'" Jill Walker Rettberg
"Human Computation Machine" Michael Murtaugh
“Exercise: Human Computation: Adding Machine” Michael Murtaugh
“Exercise: Human Computation” Michael Murtaugh
Essays
"Genrer i digital kunst" Søren Pold
"Digital Literature in France" Serge Bouchardon
"From OULIPO to Transitoire Observable" Philippe Bootz
"Electronic Literature Seen from a Distance: The Beginnings of a Field" Jill Walker Rettberg
"Shyness, Cushions, and Food: Case Studies in American Creative Communities" Rob Wittig
"A Short History of Electronic Literature and Communities in the Nordic Countries" Hans Kristian Rustad
"Interactive Fiction Communities: From Preservation through Promotion and Beyond" Nick Montfort and Emily Short
"The Flash Community: Implications for Post-Conceptualism" Donna Leishman
"Developing an Identity for the Field of Electronic Literature: Reflections on the
Electronic Literature Organization Archives" Scott Rettberg
Electronic Literature Organization Archives" Scott Rettberg
"Teaching Digital Literature within a 'Research and Teaching Partnership'
in a Transatlantic Blended Learning Environment" Patricia Tomaszek
in a Transatlantic Blended Learning Environment" Patricia Tomaszek
"From Literary Digital Creative Writing to Digital Literature Teaching in France: A Preliminary Survey" Philippe Bootz
Presentations