Rebooting Electronic Literature, Volume 4Main MenuTitle PageThis is the title page for the book that contains the publication informationIntroduction to Rebooting Electronic Literature Volume 4Documentation of pre-web works of electronic literature from the library of the Electronic Literature LabEric Steinhart’s "Fragments of the Dionysian Body"Documentation for Eric Steinhart’s "Fragments of the Dionysian Body"Michael Joyce's "Twilight, A Symphony"Documentation for Michael Joyce's "Twilight, A Symphony"Deena Larsen's "Marble Springs 1.0"Documentation of Deena Larsen's "Marble Springs 1.0"Carolyn Guyer's "Quibbling"Documentation of Carolyn Guyer's "Quibbling"Mark Bernstein & Erin Sweeney's "The Election of 1912"Documentation for Mark Bernstein & Erin Sweeney's "The Election of 1912"Robert DiChiara's "A Sucker in Spades"Documentation of Robert di Chiara's "A Sucker in Spades"Richard Smyth's "Genetis: A Rhizography"Documentation for Richard Smyth's "Genetis: A Rhizography"Kathy Mac’s "Unnatural Habitats"Documentation for Kathy Mac’s "Unnatural Habitats"Authors' and Contributors' BiosThe bios of those who authored and produced Rebooting Electronic LiteratureDene Grigarae403ae38ea2a2cccdec0313e11579da14c92f28Nouspace Publications | Washington State University Vancouver
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1media/guyer-quibbling-social-media-twitter-ell-07_thumb.png2021-06-15T10:42:16-07:00Kathleen Zollerd12f5a19398157747ffcda98170a372b72a1ea00392513The Electronic Literature Lab on Twitter explains that in “Quibbling,” bmks (bookmarks) are lexia that contain metacommentary, which references the relatively new email format in the 90s. Carolyn describes the immediacy of email as an “irresistible and compelling" alternative to letter writingplain2021-08-09T14:15:23-07:00Kathleen Zollerd12f5a19398157747ffcda98170a372b72a1ea00
The following are postings on Twitter that promoted the live Traversal of Carolyn Guyer's Quibbling prior to the event and thanked the participants after the event.
Twitter
The Electronic Literature Lab used their Twitter account to post promotional content regarding the Traversal of Quibbling.
YouTube Live Chat
Because Traversals are all streamed live via YouTube, the lab takes advantage of the chat feature offered by the network to provide a forum for the audience to make comments and ask questions. The chat is then saved and added to this book as part of the Traversal archive. The Traversal can be watched on YouTube here.
Electronic Literature Lab Hi folks!
Holly June Hello everyone
Electronic Literature Lab Glad to see everyone
Mariusz Pisarski Hello everyone!
Electronic Literature Lab Hi Neremey
Electronic Literature Lab Jeremy
Kathleen Zoller Hello! Thank you Carolyn Guyer, Mariusz Pisarski, Dene Grigar and ELL for putting on this lovely Traversal!
Matthew Hannah Good afternoon everyone!
Holly June It's a striking graphic, and its impact feels timeless.
Wide Angle Studios [applause emoji]
Electronic Literature Lab hi!
Electronic Literature Lab check out the ell site for the image of the cigar box and glass
Holly June It is very cool
Electronic Literature Lab Isn't it?
Holly June Thank you, Greg!
Matthew Hannah HELLO!
Richard Snyder Hello all!
Wide Angle Studios (David here) Matthew Hannah Love the map visuals!
Holly June Producing a Traversal at a distance comes with some quirks, but we keep on rolling :)
Holly June Me too, Matthew. The story map is absolutely my favorite feature of Storyspace works. I love the way artists experimented with form and spatial relationships.
Richard Snyder I think the quirks are useful parts of the experience!
Matthew Hannah Lovely quote about Quibbling from the Eastgate website:
Matthew Hannah "Despite all the compelling electronic sidewalks of links sliding and gliding us along, hypertext still requires the same thing of us,"
Matthew Hannah "that we traverse the little leaps -- and the giant ones -- necessary to make sense of our lives, that is to make a story, to write ourselves."
Mariusz Pisarski Insightful quote.... whose?
Matthew Hannah "Traverse the little leaps" seems apropos of Traversals, no?
Mariusz Pisarski Yes. This might then hint to Stuart Moulthrop as the author of this quote.
Holly June I think it may actually be Carolyn's own quote.
Mariusz Pisarski Absolutely possible!
Mariusz Pisarski There was a German review of Quibbling in Dichtung Digital. It was titled "Riddling the reader". Are you riddled? David Sabrowski I had always heard that about walking from teachers but never knew there was a song
David Sabrowski I wish I could have been on from the beginning but I enjoyed what I experienced
Holly June The recording will be up on this YouTube channel if you'd like to catch the beginning later!
David Sabrowski I'm curious about how this relates to the history of e-books. could this be considered an early ebook?
Electronic Literature Lab that is a great insight
Electronic Literature Lab she references so many influential women writers of the period
Electronic Literature Lab David, no, because ebooks are not interactive
David Sabrowski That makes sense
Electronic Literature Lab Think of e-lit as PIE: participatory, interactive, and experientila
Matthew Hannah I loved the "wave" image on the cover. It reminded me of woven cloth, which seemed a fitting metaphor for hypertext. How hard is it to craft a narrative of threads meant to be read as hypertext? Kathleen Zoller I'm interested in how the waves of water symbolize the interactions between human beings--- fluid, unpredictable, interconnected? It's a beautiful metaphor
Matthew Hannah Cinematic experience is a cool narrative theory here
Holly June That lexia about waves can be read at the link above
Mariusz Pisarski For those who will be able to read Quibbling - there are important text segments with no links going to or out.
Mariusz Pisarski Which really invites us to read from the map
Matthew Hannah Which seem weirdly linked to computer games based on text, which I grew up with
David Sabrowski The great thing about reading a story with the author is that you get to hear it the way the author intended
Holly June Shared positive emotional experiences
Matthew Hannah Thanks all! Wonderful way to spend a Thursday afternoon
Holly June Thank you, Carolyn, for this beautiful work and today's wonderful performance.