Scott Rettberg

Person
URL: 
Scott Rettberg
Residency: 
Bergen
Norway
NO
Nationality: 
United States
US
Born: 
1970
Record Status: 
Approved record
Photo of Scott Rettberg by Rune Arntsen, University of Bergen
Short biography: 

A native of the Chicago area, Scott Rettberg is professor of digital culture in the department of linguistic, literary and aesthetic studies at the University of Bergen, Norway. Rettberg is the author or co-author of novel-length works of electronic literature including The Unknown, Kind of Blue, and Implementation. His work has been exhibited online and at art venues, including the Beall Center in Irvine California, the Slought Foundation in Philadelphia, and The Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois. Rettberg is the cofounder and served as the first executive director of the non-profit Electronic Literature Organization, where he directed major projects funded by the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Rettberg is currently the Project Leader of the HERA-funded collaborative research project ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice.

Works by this author:

Work title Publication Type Year
Penelope Application, Exhibited at gallery or event, Installation 2018
Hearts and Minds: The Interrogations Project Application, Installation 2014
Le Dernier Volcan Exhibited at gallery or event, Published on the Web (social network) 2014
Toxi•City Installation 2014
The Colonization of Memory Locative narrative 2012
The Unknown: An Anthology Print publication 2012
After Parthenope Exhibited at gallery or event, Published on the Web (individual site) 2011
Katastrofetrilogien Exhibited at gallery or event, Presented at conference or festival, Published on the Web (individual site) 2011
Rats and Cats :: Katter Og Rotter Installation, Published on the Web (social network) 2011
The Misanthrope of Karlskrona Presented at conference or festival 2011
Three Rails Live Exhibited at gallery or event, Presented at conference or festival, Published on the Web (online journal) 2011
Det siste utbruddet / The Last Volcano Exhibited at gallery or event, Published on disc, CD, or DVD, Published on the Web (individual site) 2010
Robert Coover Criticism Generator Published on the Web (individual site) 2010
Frequency Exhibited at gallery or event, Published on the Web (individual site) 2009
Garaż w Tokio Published on the Web (individual site) 2009
Tokyo Garage Published on the Web (individual site) 2009
Los Wikiless Timespedia Published on the Web (online journal) 2008
Implementation Exhibited at gallery or event, Presented at conference or festival, Print publication, Published on the Web (individual site), Other venue 2004
Kind of Blue Published on the Web (individual site), Published on the Web (online journal) 2002
The Meddlesome Passenger Published on the Web (online journal) 2002

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Works contributed to:

Work title Publication Type Year
"V[R]erses": An XR Story Series Published on the Web (individual site) 2020

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Critical writing by this author:

Title Publication Type Publisher Yearsort descending
ELO conference 2016 Closing Session Conference panel or roundtable
Action Session Day 2 Conference panel or roundtable
The Pleasure (and Pain) of Link Poetics Article in an online journal Electronic Book Review 2002
START HERE> An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Electronic Literature Article in a print journal, Article in an online journal, Exhibition Catalog Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies 2002
Grand Text Auto Weblog 2003
Destination Unknown: Experiments in the Network Novel Book (Ph.D. dissertation) - online 2003
Cavewriting Article in an online journal, Interview The Iowa Review Web 2004
Games/gaming/simulation in a new media (literature) classroom Article in a print journal On the Horizon 2004
First Person, Games, and the Place of Electronic Literature Review Electronic Book Review (ebr) 2005
All Together Now: Collective Knowledge, Collective. Narratives, and Architectures of Participation Article on the author's website, Conference paper or presentation 2005
Editor's Introduction: Reconfiguring Place and Space in New Media Writing Article in an online journal The Iowa Review Web 2006
Written on the Body: An Interview with Shelley Jackson Interview The Iowa Review Web 2006
Scott Rettberg: Interview by Simon Mills Interview Framed: contextualixing digital art and writing between 1995-2008 2006
Avant-Gaming: An Interview with Jane McGonigal Interview The Iowa Review Web 2006
E-Poetry 2007 Paris Cellfone Documentary Extravaganza (Grand Text Auto) Video essay / documentary, Weblog 2007
Curating Ambiguity: The Electronic Literature Collection, Volume One Article in an online journal, Article or chapter in a book, Interview 2007
Dada Redux: Elements of Dadaist Practice in Contemporary Electronic Literature Article in an online journal Fibreculture Journal 2008
Ord som kan lyse opp et mørkt rom Article in a print journal Vagant 2009
Words to light up a dark room: Electronic Literature Other 2009
Communitizing Electronic Literature Article in an online journal DHQ Digital Humanities Quarterly 2009

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Editorial work:

Title Yearsort descending Publisher
Dichtung Digital 43 Dichtung Digital
State of the Arts 2003 Electronic Literature Organization
Reconfiguring Place and Space in New Media Writing 2006 The Iowa Review Web
Electronic Literature Collection, Volume One 2006 Electronic Literature Organization
Dichtung Digital 42 2012 Dichtung Digital
Dichtung Digital 41 2012 Dichtung Digital
Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice: A Report from the HERA Joint Research Project (e-Pub) 2014 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice, Center for Literary Computing, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Press
Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice: A Report from the HERA Joint Research Project 2014 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice, Center for Literary Computing, West Virginia University
Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice: A Report from the HERA Joint Research Project (PDF e-book) 2014 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice, Center for Literary Computing, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Press
ELO 2015 Conference Program and Festival Catalog 2015 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice
ELO 2015 Conference Program and Festival Catalog (e-Pub) 2015 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice
Electronic Literature Communities 2015 Center for Literary Computing, West Virginia University
ELO 2015 Conference Program and Festival Catalog (PDF) 2015 ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice
Hyperrhiz 14: The End(s) of Electronic Literature 2016 Hyperrhiz: New Media Cultures
Appealing to Your Better Judgement: A Call for Database Criticism 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)
Lit Mods 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)
Electronic Literature [Frame]works for the Creative Digital Humanities 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)

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Events arranged:

Event City Date Event type Link to edit content
Archiving Events and Works in the ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Base Bergen 04.08.2015 Workshop
Collaborative Creativity in New Media -- Performance Night Bergen 07.08.2013 Workshop
Digital Arena: Combinatory Cinema — Scott Rettberg Bergen 02.09.2014 Performance
Digital Arena: Electronic Literature Reading Series Bergen 09.08.2013 Event Series
Digital Arena: Ink After Print — Søren Pold Bergen 02.12.2014 Reading
Digital Arena: On 'New Directions in Digital Poetry' — Chris Funkhouser Bergen 14.10.2014 Reading
Digital Arena: Stories Beneath Your Feet and Fingertips: Playing Locative Stories — Kathi Inman Berens Bergen 04.11.2014 Performance
Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 2 Launch Bergen 02.05.2011 Performance
Electronic Literature in Europe 2008 Bergen 11.09.2008 Conference
Electronic Literature Organization 2002: State of the Arts Symposium Los Angeles 04.04.2002 Conference
Electronic Literature Organization 2002: State of the Arts Symposium Los Angeles 04.04.2002 Exhibition
Electronic Literature Organization 2013: Chercher le texte Paris 23.09.2013 Conference
Electronic Literature Organization 2015: The End(s) of Electronic Literature Bergen 04.08.2015 Conference
Electronic Literature Organization 2021: Platform (Post?) Pandemic Aarhus 24.05.2021 Conference
Electronic Literature Organization 2021: Platform (Post?) Pandemic Bergen 24.05.2021 Conference
ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Base Symposium 2018 Bergen 26.04.2018 Workshop
ELMCIP Seminar on Electronic Literature Communities Bergen 20.09.2010 Seminar
ELMCIP Seminar on Electronic Literature Communities Bergen 20.09.2010 Reading
ELO 2015 Workshops Bergen 04.08.2015 Workshop
ELO 2021: Platform (Post?) Pandemic 24.05.2021 Conference

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Curator of:

Title City Country Date
COVID 19 E-Lit Exhibition April 1, 2021
Digital Arena: Combinatory Cinema — Scott Rettberg Bergen Norway September 2, 2014
Digital Arena: Electronic Literature Reading Series Bergen Norway August 9, 2013 to December 2, 2014
Digital Arena: Ink After Print — Søren Pold Bergen Norway December 2, 2014
Digital Arena: On 'New Directions in Digital Poetry' — Chris Funkhouser Bergen Norway October 14, 2014
Grand Text Auto Exhibition at the Beall Center for Art and Technology Irvine United States October 9, 2007 to December 15, 2007
Grand Text Auto Exhibition at the Krannert Art Museum Champaign United States April 14, 2009 to July 26, 2009
Posthuman Bergen Norway March 4, 2021
START HERE> Chicago United States April 18, 2002 to April 20, 2002
The Emergence of Electronic Literature Bergen Norway August 20, 2013 to September 30, 2013

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Teaching Resource created by this person:

Resource Teaching Resource Type
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, Autumn 2016) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, Fall 2012) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, Spring 2015) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, UiB, Fall 2013) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, UiB, Fall 2018) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice (DIKULT 207, UiB, Fall 2019) Syllabus
Digital Humanities in Practice: Project Work on Developing a Scholarly Database of Electronic Literature (DIKULT 207, Autumn 2013) Syllabus
Hypertext Syllabus

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Research Collection curated by this researcher:

Title
Electronic Literature, Chapter 1: Genres of Electronic Literature
Electronic Literature, Chapter 2: Combinatory Poetics
Electronic Literature, Chapter 3: Hypertext Fiction
Electronic Literature, Chapter 4: Interactive Fiction and Other Gamelike Forms
Electronic Literature, Chapter 5: Kinetic and Interactive Poetry
Electronic Literature, Chapter 6: Network Writing
Electronic Literature, Chapter 7: Divergent Streams
Extending Digital Narrative (XDN) -- AI
Extending Digital Narrative (XDN) -- Narrative VR Cinema and Virtual Reality Theatre
iPhone and iPad E-Lit
Pandemic E-Lit
Variations on Nick Montfort's Taroko Gorge

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Affiliations:

Title
University of Bergen, Program in Digital Culture
University of Bergen, Electronic Literature Research Group
ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice
Electronic Literature Organization
Consortium on Electronic Literature (CELL)
University of Bergen

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Research Collection that references this person:

Title
Electronic Literature, Chapter 1: Genres of Electronic Literature
Electronic Literature, Chapter 2: Combinatory Poetics
Electronic Literature, Chapter 3: Hypertext Fiction
Electronic Literature, Chapter 6: Network Writing
Electronic Literature, Chapter 7: Divergent Streams
Nordic Electronic Literature Research Collection
please combine me combine please me: A Collection of Factorial Literature [l!]
Research Collection of Research on Collections

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Full Name: 
Scott Rettberg
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