Digital Poetry
ENGLISH 619-003 | ENGLISH 344-001 | Spring 2007 | Professor Mel Nichols
course schedule >>> course requirements >>> student projects >>>This course will introduce you to electronic writers and theorists and relevant historical works while you construct your own responses to weekly digital writing exercises and a semester-long project. Class time will be divided between discussion of readings, workshop of writing exercises, and some technical instruction to help move each student toward completion of the semester project. To prepare for class discussion, you will be required to post reading responses, writing exercises, and your project-in-progress on your web site for the class.
A main objective of this course is to help you to develop the background and skills necessary to bring together your writing and web-based media as you create one major digital poetry project to present at the end of the semester. Each week we will discuss creative and theoretical works and write new creative works in response. Although most assigned projects are independent, it is important that we develop and maintain a collective learning environment. Our class must operate in the spirit of collaboration, with an atmosphere cooperative problem solving and the lively exchange of information and ideas during and in between class meetings.
If you would like to explore digital technologies for your projects beyond the scope of what we can cover in a 3-credit hour course, you may take advantage of the many services of the STAR lab and STAR workshops in the Johnson Center. It is likely that all technical knowledge required to fulfill the vision you have for your final projects will not be covered during class time, so it is recommended that you begin to supplement your learning via the STAR workshops right away.
email: mnichol6@gmu.edu • office Thompson Hall, 207C • office hours W 3:00-4:00