Week 15: Teaching Electronic Literature and Video Games

In class:

• Sydney Fritts' teaching demo:
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • https://www.zelda.com/about/ - scroll to read a little about the franchise, and click through the timeline at the bottom! (It’s short I promise)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAu_TEeVegU&list=PL-7t9DoIELCSM4AxgfM2xtTbUO8rCYb0w&index=6
• Electronic Literature:
  • Discuss:
    • "Redshift and Portalmetal" by Micha Cárdenas
    • "While Chopping Red Peppers" by Megan Sapnar
    • "Enigma n" and "Enigma n2022" by Jim Andrews
    • "The Two" by Nick Montfort
    • Explore this collection of Twitter bots

Assignments (Teaching Literature in 2022)

• Readings:
  • "The Data Is In: Performative Hardassery Is Not Good Teaching" by Kevin Gannon
  • "Against Cop Shit" by Kevin Moro
  • "Dear Student" by Jesse Stommel
  • "Beyond Rigor" by Pete Rorabaugh, Sean Michael Morris, and Jesse Stommel
  • "Designing for Fatigue" by Nic Helms, Cait Kirby, and Asia Merrill
  • "Why I Don't Grade" by Jesse Stommel
  • "How to Ungrade" by Jesse Stommel
  • [untitled Twitter thread]" by Leonardo Flores
• Writing assignment:
  • Write a 1-2 page discussion of your thoughts on some or all of the issues raised above, including issues not addressed by the reading assignments. Ranting is encouraged, as is referencing the work listed above and recommending other work. Post before class on Wednesday, April 27. Be prepared to share your thoughts.