You are responsible for reading all of the assigned materials in the course.

In addition to the printed texts below, you will often be called upon to read (not just click and browse, but read and examine thoughtfully and thoroughly) online materials. Online readings are as much a part of the course as the printed texts, and you can expect to be examined on them and otherwise held responsible for their content.

The following texts are available at the UK and Kennedy bookstores. You may obtain used or new copies of these texts from any source you like, including (of course) online vendors.

  • Dyson, Esther. Release 2.1.
  • Gibson, William. Burning Chrome.
  • Johnson, Steven. Interface Culture.
  • Katz, Jon. Geeks.
  • Negroponte, Nicholas. Being Digital.
  • Swiss, Thomas. Unspun,


Being Digital

January

R 1.11
  • startup
T 1.16
R 1.18
T 1.23
R 1.25
  • Dyson, 203-241.
T 1.30
  • Swiss, 51-65.
  • Negroponte, 75-85.

February

R 2.1
  • Dyson, 125-159.
Interface Cultures
T 2.6
  • Johnson, 11-41.
  • Negroponte, 89-102.
R 2.8
T 2.13
R 2.15
Virtual Realities
T 2.20
R 2.22
  • Swiss, 17-30.
  • Negroponte, 116-126.
T 2.27

March

R 3.1
T 3.6
  • review
R 3.8
  • M I D T E R M
T 3.13
    S P R I N G B R E A K
R 3.15
    S P R I N G B R E A K
Geeks
T 3.20
  • Katz, 1-71.
R 3.22
  • Katz, 72-144.
T 3.27
  • Katz, 145-207.
R 3.29
Futures of the Book

April

T 4.3
R 4.5
T 4.10
R 4.12
Cyberspace (Science) Fictions
T 4.17
  • Gibson, "The Gernsback Continuum" and "Johnny Mnemonic."
  • Final Project due
R 4.19
  • Strange Days [film].
T 4.24
  • Gibson, "New Rose Hotel" and "Burning Chrome."
R 4.26
  • C:\CYBERMEDIA>logging off_
W 5.2
10:30 AM
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eng378: cybermedia
spring 2001
university of kentucky 		matthew g. kirschenbaum
department of english
mgk@pop.uky.edu