ELO_AI:ÂArchiveÂ&ÂInnovate
Fourth International Conference
& Program of Digitally Mediated Literary Art
June 3-6, 2010
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Organized by the ELO andÂWriting Digital MediaÂ
at the Brown UniversityÂLiterary Arts Program
dedicated toÂRobert Coover
The Electronic Literature Organization
and Brown University's Literary Arts Program invite submissions to the
Electronic Literature Organization 2010 Conference to be held from June
3-6, 2010 in Providence,ÂRhode Island, USA.
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electronic literature . writing digital media . language-driven digital poesis . literal art
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We
welcome papers and presentations on a broad range of topics. The
conference will focus on the theory, criticism, close-reading, practice
and archiving of language-driven digital art and poetics. Our gathering
will also embrace all the related cultural practices that continue to
be addressed by scholars and artists in our growing field:
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expressive processing,
computational art, artificial cognition and intelligence, aesthetic
gaming, information art, codework, digitally mediated performance,
network & media art & activism.
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In addition
we will give a special welcome to papers that engage with the
contribution that Robert Coover has made to our field. A festschrift
comprised of papers from the conference is proposed and Professor
Coover will be our chief featured eWriter. (Other featured speakers to
be announced shortly.)
In conjunction with the three-day conference, there
will be a juried Program of Language-Driven Digital Art, concentrating
on but not confined to installation works. We plan to show the selected
work in gallery spaces close to the conference venue in downtown
Providence over a two week period. Subject to funding
restrictions,Âselected artists will be awarded bursaries to assist with
attending the conference. Submission guidelines will be postedÂon the
conference website by mid November.
Deadline for Submissions: December 15, 2009â
Notification of Acceptance: January 25, 2010
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for full papers will be May 1, 2010 to allow for reflection and exchange on the papers prior to the conference and to get head-start in the publication process.
The basic cost of the conference is $150; graduate students and non-affiliated artists pay only $100.
Conference registration covers access to all events, the reception, some meals, and shuttle transportation.
All conference attendees are also expected to join the ELO before the conference and this can be done at registration.
We are planning to implement online submission and registration. Before submitting, please consult the conference website at ...
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where these facilities will be available and where you will find much
more information about both the content and the form of the conference
and arts program.
After consulting the website, for further queries and all email correspondence contact:
The above address should be used for all conference
business. It will checked by myself and also those colleagues and
students who will be assisting me with the conference organization. But
I appreciate that you may sometimes also want to get in touch with the
conference organizer:ÂJohn
CayleyÂLiterary Arts Program - Box 1923,ÂBrown University,Â68 1/2 Brown
Street,ÂProvidence, RI 02912,ÂUSA.Âoffice: +1 401 863 3966,ÂJohn_Cayley@brown.edu
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FURTHER SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP SOLICITED
The Conference is currently sponsored and supported by The Electronic Literature Organization, Brown University Literary Arts Program, Brown University Creative Arts Council, Brown University Library, and the RISD D+M Program. Any organization or individual in receipt of this call who would like to sponsor and support this major international conference, please get in touch. External sponsors are being sought and will be appropriately acknowledged.
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