http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/ Professor Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, Department of English, University of Maryland en-us mgk@umd.edu Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:35:12 -0500 http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000726.php Grades have been submitted to Testudo. A reminder that it is my policy, as stated on the syllabus, not to discuss grades via email. Happy holidays to all. Here's one last link to play with.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000623.php 1:30-3:30 PM, as scheduled by Testudo. The final exam will take place Wednesday, December 15, 1:30-3:30 in SQH 2112. No make-ups will be given if you miss the exam. The final will be similar to the mid-term in format and... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000622.php NO CLASS MEETING. PLEASE ATTEND ROBERT PINSKY'S PETROU LECTURE, "THE FAVORITE POEM PROJECT." 3:30, SQH 1120. Robert Pinksy is one of the best-known living American poets, former Poet Laureate of the United States, and (especially notable for our purposes) author... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000621.php McCaffery and Nichol, "The Book as Machine" (CP).... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000717.php Here is a review sheet for the final exam. To be distributed and discussed in class today.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000716.php In the Washington Post: I've known for a long time that a lot of the boys in my English classes are more interested in connecting with their Xboxes in the evening than with the next three chapters of Toni Morrison's... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000620.php Readings: Rheingold, from Smart Mobs (CP); “Location Aware Narrative”: http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/Opinion/index.cfm?article=83; Onesixty: http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/onesixty01/pages/main.html; UniFiction: http://unfiction.com/; Flight Risk: http://shes.aflightrisk.org/.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000619.php Readings: Johnson, from Emergence (CP); Richard Powers, “Literary Devices” (to be distributed).... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000618.php Readings: Stuart Moulthrop, Pax: http://iat.ubalt.edu/moulthrop/hypertexts/pax/; Interview with Moulthrop by Noah Wardrip-Fruin: http://www.uiowa.edu/~iareview/tirweb/feature/moulthrop/.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000711.php Folks, We are exactly one week behind on the syllabus. Therefore, please have Borges' "The Interloper" read for the Monday after the break. Have a good holiday!... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000709.php "Computers as Authors? Literary Luddites Unite!" in the NY Times (may require free registration). Here's a taste: "Dave Striver loved the university - its ivy-covered clocktowers, its ancient and sturdy brick, and its sun-splashed verdant greens and eager youth. The... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000617.php Readings: Borges, “The Interloper” (CP); Natalie Bookchin, The Intruder: http://dian-network.com/con/intruder/; “Literary Games” issue of PoemsThatGo: http://www.poemsthatgo.com/gallery/fall2003/poems.htm. Papers/Projects Due.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000705.php If you have thoughts about the panel yesterday, post here.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000616.php Reading: Poems by Jason Nelson: http://www.heliozoa.com(requires Flash). Last day to submit the Choose Your Own Adventure assignment.... http://www.otal.umd.edu/~mgk/courses/fall2004/467/archives/000629.php In this assignment you will be required to read/play and answer questions about a book from the Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) series of “gamebooks.” The series was published 1979-1998. Many people assume that electronic literature (interactive fiction, hypertext, what-have-you)...