“Reading Interfaces: Inquiries at the Intersection of Literature and Technology,” an exhibition and colloquium exploring contemporary works of electronic literature, poetic production and reception across media will be held today (April 8) through Friday, April 10, on the first floor of Kelvin Smith Library.
Reading Interfaces is an open space for reading, interacting with, and perusing born-digital literature by writers such as Stephanie Strickland, Dene Grigar, Kate Pullinger, Serge Bouchardon and many others.
Following the opening reception today at 4 p.m., the event will feature five special presentations:
- Joseph Tabbi of the University of Illinois–Chicago, on “Relocating the Literary: In Networks, Knowledge Bases, Global Systems, Material and Mental Environments,” on Wednesday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m.
- Harsh Mathur, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, on “What we learnt about the past tense by reading almost everything,” Thursday, April 9, at noon
- Melissa Hubbard, team leader of scholarly resources and special collections at Kelvin Smith Library, on “Gallery Tour Exploring Analog Experiments in Narration,” on Thursday, April 9, at 4 p.m. at Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
- Jared Bendis, creative new media officer, on “A Maze of Twisty Little Passages: Non-Linear Authorship in a Linear World,” on Friday, April 10, at 11:30 a.m.
- Leigh Bonds, digital research services librarian for the humanities, on “Interactive Analog: The Influence of Materiality on the Reading Experience," on Friday, April 10, at 12:45 p.m.
