Below is a summary outline of topics by week plus a list of important dates. Please see each week’s entry for specific information regarding activities, required readings and viewings, etc.
| Week/Topic | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Week 1 (Aug. 26-29): Introduction and Provocations | -Questionnaire Due: Aug. 29, 5:00 PM |
| Week 2 (Sept. 1-5): Mediums, Media, Materiality: English Studies as a Technological Endeavor | -Labor Day: Sept. 1 |
| Week 3 (Sept. 8-12): The Medium is the Massage | -Literacy Practices Due: Sept. 8, 10:00 PM |
| Week 4 (Sept. 15-19): Working with Electronic Editions | -McLuhan Proposal Due: Sept. 15, 10:00 PM |
| Week 5 (Sept. 22-26): Changing Notions of Text and Textual Engagement | |
| Week 6 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 3): Changing Notions of Literature | |
| Week 7 (Oct. 6-10): Changing Notions of Pedagogy | -McLuhan Project Due: Oct. 6, 10:00 PM |
| Week 8 (Oct. 13-16): Changing Notions of Composition | |
| Week 9 (Oct. 21-24): Textual Hacking and Remaking | -Course Withdrawal Deadline: Oct. 24 |
| Week 10 (Oct. 27-31): Reading and Writing Imaginative Futures: (Post)Cyberpunk / (Un)Intelligent Machines | |
| Week 11 (Nov. 3-7): Electronic Literature I | -Election Day: Nov. 4 -Electronic Edition --Proposal Due: Nov. 7, 5:00 PM |
| Week 12 (Nov. 10-14): Reading and Writing Algorithmically | |
| Week 13 (Nov. 17-21): Electronic Literature II | |
| Week 14 (Nov. 24-28): Electronic Literature III | -Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26-28 |
| Week 15 (Dec. 1-5): Electronic Literature IV | -Textual Interventions Due: Dec. 2, 10:00 PM |
| Week 16 (Dec. 8): Wrap up | -Last Day of Class: Dec. 8 -Annotated Bibliography Due: Dec. 8, 10:00 PM (graduate students only) |
| Finals (Dec. 10-16) | Electronic Editions Due: Dec. 11, 10:00 PM |