Where to Learn the Art of Hypertext
by Robert Kendall
copyright (c) 1995 by Poets & Writers, Inc.
[NOTE: The classes listed here were offered in 1996 and this list has not been
updated.]
Anyone interested in mastering the art and craft of hypertext fiction and poetry will
find a number of schools willing to help. The courses listed here offer practical training
in hypertext, usually along with coverage of the medium's theoretical aspects. Not all of
these classes focus exclusively on fiction and poetry, but all are open to projects in
these genres. In addition to the classes listed here, which are open to anyone, similar
classes are offered to students enrolled in programs at the University of Texas at Austin
(taught by John Slatin), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Janet Murray), Brown
University in Providence, Rhode Island (Robert Arellano), Stanford University in Stanford,
California (Larry Friedlander and Barbara Hayes-Roth), and Williams College in
Williamstown, Massachusetts (Mark C. Taylor).
On-Line Nationwide: Globewide Network Academy. Anyone with a computer and modem
can participate in this course from nearly anywhere in the world. HTML: An Introduction
for Writers, Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., and May/Jun. 1996, taught by Walt Carroll. [Walt
Carroll, Emerald Acres, West Park, NY 12493-0190. (914) 384-6563; e-mail:
wcarroll@mhv.net]
On-Line Nationwide: New School for Social Research. Anyone with a computer and
modem can participate in this course from nearly anywhere in the world. Hypertext Poetry and Fiction, spring 1996, fall 1996, taught
by Robert Kendall. [New School for Social Research, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY
10011. (212) 229-5611; e-mail: 102012.1273@compuserve.com]
Baltimore, Maryland: University of Baltimore. Workshop in Hypermedia
Production, spring 1996, taught by Stuart Moulthrop. [School of Communications Design,
University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. (410) 837-5301.]
Poughkeepsie, New York: Vassar College. Hypertext Rhetoric and Poetics,
spring 1996, taught by Michael Joyce. [Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. (914)
437-5650.]
San Francisco: San Francisco State University. Interactive and Experimental
Fiction, spring 1996, fall 1996, taught by Glenn Kurtz. [Multimedia Studies Program,
San Francisco State University Downtown Center, 425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-2406. (415) 904-7700.]
Washington, DC: George Washington University. Hyperfiction: Reading and
Writing in Cyberspace, spring 1996, taught by Rachelle Heller and Mark Wallace.
[Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, George Washington University,
Washington, DC 20052. (202) 994-5906.]
