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| Here are the members of the research group, from left to right: Patricia Tomaszek, Jill Walker Rettberg, Eric Dean Rasmussen, Scott Rettberg, and me (Rob Wittig went for a walk to celebrate the submission of his thesis). |
This past week, my work has provided another round of new experiences.... this time, they included
haggis, a distillery, and a trip to Scotland. The Electronic Literature Research Group at UiB hosted a writer's retreat at
Logie Country House, just outside of Aberdeen. The purpose of the trip was to spend some time focusing on our various writing and grant-related projects before finals and Christmas break kick in. As an added treat, we were joined by Rob Wittig, an artist, teacher and graduate student in digital culture, who shared a fantastic thesis on "networked improv literature" (aka netprov). To read more on Rob's pioneering work, read this
post by Rob and his fellow netprovocateur, Mark Marino.
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| The Maiden Stone. |
While most of the time was actually spent on rather intense and focused research, we did make time to take some walks and see some local sights, including the
Maiden Stone, a Pictish monument from ninth century A.D. In addition, we made a special trip to
Glen Garioch Distillery. And, as you might guess, we enjoyed some very good scotch.
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| The stills. |
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Rounding out our intense workdays and stimulating outings, we spent each evening enjoying great meals by Scott Rettberg. In addition to being a visionary in the field of electronic literature and an all around fine human being, he is a great chef! (In case you're wondering, he did buy a haggis from the butcher.... and I ate it and liked it.)
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