Developing a Network/Based Creative Community: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice, a HERA-funded project

2. ELMCIP is a 3-year collaborative research project running from 2010-2013 and a part of the HERA JRP: ' Humanities as a Source of Creativity and Innovation ' ELMCIP involves 7 European research partners and 1 non-academic partner who will investigate: How creative communities of practitioners form within a transnational and transcultural context in a globalized and distributed communication environment 02

3. 03 ELMCIP CONSORTIUM PARTNERS PROJECT PARTNERS

4. ¤ Understand how creative communities form and interact through distributed media ¤ Document and evaluate various models and forces of creative commuities in the field of electronic literature ¤ Examine how electronic literature communities benefit from current educational models and develop pedagogical tools ¤ Study how electronic literature manifests in conventional cultural contexts and evaluate the effects of distributing and exhibiting e-lit in such contexts. 04 RESEARCH QUESTIONS & OBJECTIVES

5. In the USA, the EL O (Electronic Literature Organization) functions as a hub for practictioners and theoreticians of electronic literature. While Europe is hosting key creative, theoretical and scholarly practitioners, events and communities of electronic literature – it still lacks a shared research infrastructure. ELMCIP seeks to gather the multitude of practices and theories in electronic literature, existing in a multi-linguistic and multicultural Europe, in order to create a shared archive and research network. 05 IMPACT & IMPORTANCE

6. ¤ Series of case studies and research papers (for publications and conferences) ¤ Series of public seminars ¤ Online knowledge base (materials from seminars, project information and an extensive bibliographic record of e-lit works) ¤ Pedagogy workshop and anthology ( Resulting in extensive documentation, presented as an accessable website and DVD-ROM) ¤ International conference ¤ Public exhibition of electronic literature artworks and performances ¤ Openly distributed publications (conference proceedings, exhibition catalog, project documentation and a DVD anthology of e-lit works ) 06 OUTCOMES

7. 07 ORGANIZATION

8. 08 TIME LI NE University of Bergen Blekinge Institute of Technology University of Amsterdam University of Ljubljana University of Jyväskylä Edinburgh College of Art University College Falmouth Jan-Feb 2010 Mar-May 2010 Jun-Aug 2010 Sep-Dec 2010 Jan-March 2011 Apr-Jun 2011 Jul-Sep 2011 Oct-Dec 2011 Jan-Mar 2012 Apr-Jun 2012 Jul-Sep 2012 Oct-Dec 2012 Jan-Feb 2013 Ethnography Prepare case studies and field work Liaison with e-litO, Nvivo training Field work begins Field work and Interim report Field work Field work Field work complete Ethnographic analysis Draft analysis Conference preparation Final report, conference presentation Preparation of final report Seminars UiB: E-Lit Communities UA: Digital Poetics UJ: E-Lit Publishing BTH: E-Lit Pedagogy UL: New Media Histories UCF: Performing E-Lit Online Knowledge Base (KB) and website Appoint technician Launch initial public version of KB, mailing lists. Post UiB seminar docs, ethnography weblog Beta-testing and final design of KB Post UA seminar docs, full launch of KB Post UJ seminar docs, E-Lit publishing Directory Post BTH seminar docs, conference website launch Post UL seminar docs, mid-project report, online anthology Post outline conference programme Post UCF seminar docs, conference registration interface Post conference, exhibition, performance programme Ethnography report online Final report and conference docs online DVD Anthology Appoint technician Call for works Select works, design Final editing Beta-testing Production Launch at conference Distribution Conference Programme meeting Pre-publicity Final planning Call for papers / works Peer review Completed papers Finalise programme Conference Exhibition & Performance Planning with NMS Call for proposals Peer review Final selection of works, performers Production with NMS Site visits and preparation Exhibition and performances Publications Draft E-Lit publishing report Prep performance survey Final E-Lit publishing report Mid-project report Conduct performance survey Edit Slovenian Amfiteater journal Design catalogue and proceedings Edit Performance Research Journal Publish catalogue and proceedings Publish final report Steering Committee SC Meeting: Consortium Agreement SC meeting: project launch at the SL SC meeting: finalise mid-project reportSC SA meeting: Project oversight SC meeting: Finalise report SC signs off accounts and report Advisory Board Meeting Meet to review activity plan Mid-project review meeting Oversight meeting

9. ¤ Budget total: ≈ EUR 1 mill. ¤ Partners from UIB, BTH and ECA have a larger budget share due to use of post-docs and a PhD student. 09 BUDGET

12. Yra van Dijk - Assistant Professor of Modern Dutch Literature (modern and digital poetry, Dutch literature) Individual project: ¤ Autumn 2011: Seminar on New Media and Literary History ¤ Winter 2010/2011 Publication #1: The Analysis of Poetics in Digital Poetry ¤ Winter 2011/2012 Publication #2: Poetics as a central factor in the formation of digital networks ¤ Winter 2012 Publication #3: The recycling of European poetics in digital poetry 12 PARTNERS UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM (NL)

13. Janez Strehovec - Associate Professor of New Media Theory (cyberarts, digital literature and internet culture) Individual project: ¤ Autumn 2011: Seminar on New Media Histories ¤ Spring 2011: Case study on new media specificity of electronic literature ¤ Winter 2012 Presentation at project conference on findings 13 PARTNERS UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA (SI)

14. Raine Sakari Koskimaa - Professor of Digital Culture/Vice Dean of the Faculty of Humanties (Digital culture, electronic literature and digital arts) Individual project: ¤ Spring 2010 Electronic Literature Publishing survey ¤ Spring 2011: Seminar on Electronic Literature Publishing and other venues 14 PARTNERS UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ (FI)

15. Jerome Fletcher - Senior Lecturer in Writing (writing, performing of digital and experimental texts) Individual project: ¤ Spring 2011 Call for performance works ¤ Autumn 2011 Survey of performance contexts ¤ Spring 2012 Seminar on Electronic Literature and Performance ¤ Winter 2012: Curate and exhibit performance works at project conference 15 PARTNERS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FALMOUTH (UK)

16. 16 PARTNERS EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART (UK) Simon Biggs - Professor, artist, writer and curator (electronic arts, digital poetics and interactive systems) Penny Travlou - Post-doctoral Researcher (ethnography and digital culture) Individual project: ¤ Spring 2010 Appoint PhD-student ¤ Autumn 2011 Ethnographic study of networked creative communities ¤ Spring 2012 Ethnographic analysis of findings ¤ Autumn 2012: Planning of project conference and curating exhibition ¤ Winter 2012: Project conference and exhibition

17. Mark Daniels - Executive Director (contemporary art, new media producer and curator) ¤ Collaboration with Edinburgh College of Art and University College Falmouth to realize the exhibition and performance program at the project conference in Edinburgh winter 2012. Tasks include: Co-curation, coordination and management of exhibition opening event, and maintenance of artworks and the exhibition space for the during of the exhibition ( 2 weeks ) 17 NON-ACADEMIC PARTNER NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND (UK)