not sure if Writing : : Digital Knowledge info has made it to wdl (scroll 
down for info) ... also, it's also worth noting that darren tofts book, 
interzone, has been out since late last year - it is a survey of media art 
practices in australia (info below). it includes a chapter on 
digital/interactive writing and narrative. one of the few books (that's not 
an exhibition catalogue) about a range of media practices in this country. 
it was even reviewed in a major newspaper ... cheers. linda

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interzone
MEDIA ARTS IN AUSTRALIA
By Darren Tofts

interzone presents the first comprehensive overview of the development of 
media arts culture in Australia. It critically discusses the work of 
established and emerging media artists and the contexts out of which their 
work has developed.

interzone explores, through the work of more than 70 artists, the emergence 
of key concepts such as interactivity, interface and immersion. It is 
wide-ranging in its attention to aesthetic forms that have developed in 
relation to computer-based media, such as net art, virtual reality 
environments, digital video, multimedia installation and interactive 
fiction. Published in November by Thames & Hudson Australia.

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Dear Colleagues,

Online registration is now open for The WIDE Research Center's First WIDE
Conference, ³Writing : : Digital Knowledge,² to be held April 6th and 7th,
2006, at the James B. Henry Center Michigan State University in East
Lansing, Michigan. http://www.wide.msu.edu/springconf/, The cost of the
conference is $150.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

http://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/schedule

The WIDE Research Center announces the First WIDE Conference, ³Writing : :
Digital Knowledge,² to be held April 6th and 7th, 2006, at the James B.
Henry Center <http://www.bus.msu.edu/edc/>  Michigan State University in
East Lansing, Michigan.

The conference brings together researchers concerned with the creation and
use of digital information and asks them to focus on these key questions:

* How is the emerging digital economy changing writing practices and the
nature of knowledge work -- or how will it?
* How is writing a form of knowledge work? (Is it?)
* What issues, problems, questions face researchers studying the effects of
the digital economy on writing practices?

Presenters will focus on how writing relates to the knowledge economy and
knowledge work, issues of culture and identity, and related public policy
challenges.

The conference begins on Thursday evening, April 6th, with a keynote
presentation by Barbara Mirel, followed by three plenary sessions on Friday,
April 7th. Plenty of time for questions, conversation, and interaction is
built into the schedule (schedule details below).

http://www.wide.msu.edu/conference/schedule/

If you have questions, please contact any of the Co-Directors, Jeff Grabill,
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We hope that you will join us for what promises to be an interesting,
provocative, and engaging conference!

Best,

Martine

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