Scott Rettberg

Person
Residency: 
Bergen
Norway
NO
Nationality: 
United States
US
Born: 
1970
Record Status: 
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

Works contributed to:

Critical writing by this author:

Title Publication Type Publisher Year
All of the spaces collapsing: an interview with xtine burrough Interview Electronic Book Review (ebr) 2022
COVID E-Lit: Digital Art During the Pandemic Video essay / documentary 2021
Post(?) Pandemic Prose Conference panel or roundtable 2021
Addressing Significant Societal Challenges Through Critical Digital Media Article in an online journal Electronic Book Review (ebr) 2020
E-lit Pandemics - Roundtable Conference panel or roundtable 2020
Introduction: Electronic Literature as a Framework for the Digital Humanities Article in an online journal Electronic Book Review (ebr) 2020
Electronic Literature's Past and Future Invited lecture 2019
Electronic Literature: Archiving, History, and Potentiality Interview 2019
Electronic Literature: Documenting and Archiving Multimodal Computational Writing Keynote address 2019
Introduction of a Post-Digital: Dialogues and Debates from electronic book review. Volume 2 Book (collection) Bloomsbury Academic 2019
CELL Project Meeting Conference panel or roundtable 2018
Electronic Literature Book (monograph) - print Polity 2018
ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Base in Review Conference panel or roundtable 2018
ELMCIP Knowledge Base Seminar Authors Feedback session Conference panel or roundtable 2018
Histories and Genres of Electronic Literature Conference paper or presentation 2018
Redefining Electronic Literature Conference panel or roundtable 2018
The Future of the Digital Humanities at the University of Bergen Conference panel or roundtable 2018
A Digital Publishing Model for Publication by Writers (for Writers) Article in an online journal Electronic Book Review (ebr) 2017
Action session day 1 Conference panel or roundtable 2016
Documenting Events and Works in the ELMCIP Electronic Literature Knowledge Base Conference paper or presentation 2015

Editorial work:

Title Year Publisher
Appealing to Your Better Judgement: A Call for Database Criticism 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)
Dichtung Digital 41 2012 Dichtung Digital
Dichtung Digital 42 2012 Dichtung Digital
Dichtung Digital 43 Dichtung Digital
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 (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 (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
Electronic Literature Collection, Volume One 2006 Electronic Literature Organization
Electronic Literature Communities 2015 Center for Literary Computing, West Virginia University
Electronic Literature [Frame]works for the Creative Digital Humanities 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)
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
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
Lit Mods 2020 Electronic Book Review (ebr)
Reconfiguring Place and Space in New Media Writing 2006 The Iowa Review Web
State of the Arts 2003 Electronic Literature Organization

Events arranged:

Event City Datesort descending Event type Link to edit content
GiG 1.0 Chicago 11.12.1999 Festival
The Boston T1 Party at the Boston Public Library Boston 25.04.2001 Reading
Interactions: Reading & Response Chicago 31.08.2001 Event Series
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 in Europe 2008 Bergen 11.09.2008 Conference
The Network as a Space and Medium for Collaborative Interdisciplinary Practice Bergen 08.11.2009 Conference
ELMCIP Seminar on Electronic Literature Communities Bergen 20.09.2010 Reading
ELMCIP Seminar on Electronic Literature Communities Bergen 20.09.2010 Seminar
Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 2 Launch Bergen 02.05.2011 Performance
Collaborative Creativity in New Media -- Performance Night Bergen 07.08.2013 Workshop
Digital Arena: Electronic Literature Reading Series Bergen 09.08.2013 Event Series
Visualizing Electronic Literature Seminar Bergen 19.08.2013 Workshop
Electronic Literature Organization 2013: Chercher le texte Paris 23.09.2013 Conference
Digital Arena: Combinatory Cinema — Scott Rettberg Bergen 02.09.2014 Performance
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
Digital Arena: Ink After Print — Søren Pold Bergen 02.12.2014 Reading
Electronic Literature Organization 2015: The End(s) of Electronic Literature Bergen 04.08.2015 Conference
ELO 2015 Workshops Bergen 04.08.2015 Workshop

Curator of:

Titlesort descending 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
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The Emergence of Electronic Literature Bergen Norway August 20, 2013 to September 30, 2013
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