Episode 9: Hypertext as Technology and Literature with Robert Arellano

In this episode, Scott Rettberg is joined by novelist and professor of Emerging Media and Digital Art at Southern Oregon University, Robert Arellano. They discuss the history of hypertext and Robert’s breakthrough hypertext novel.

Sign up for ⁠the CDN newsletter⁠ here. References

Amerika, Mark. 1997. GRAMMATRON. https://markamerika.com/artworks/grammatron-by-mark-amerika

Arellano, Robert. 1996. Sunshine '69. https://bobbyrabyd.github.io/sunshine69//’

Arellano, Robert. 2001. Fast Eddie, King of the Bees. Akashic.

Arellano, Robert. 2009. Havana Lunar. Akashic.

Coover, Robert. 1992. “The End of Books.” The New York Times Book Review, June 21, 1992. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/27/specials/coover-end.html

Coover, Robert. 1992. Hypertext Hotel.

Coover, Robert. 1999. “Literary Hypertext: The Passing of the Golden Age.” Keynote Address, Digital Arts and Culture 1999. https://nickm.com/vox/golden_age.html

Coover, Robert. 2023. Open House. OR Books.

Gillespie, William, Scott Rettberg, Dirk Stratton and Frank Marquardt. 1998. The Unknown. https://unknownhypertext.com/

Infocom. Zork. Personal Software. PDP-10. 1977.

Jackson, Shelley. 1995. Patchwork Girl. Eastgate Systems.

Oldham, Will. 1992. Riding.

Perec, George. 1978. Life: A User’s Manual. Hachette Littératures.

Rettberg, Scott. 2018. Electronic Literature. Polity Press

Shelley, Mary. 1818. Frankenstein.

This research is partially supported by the Research Council of Norway Centers of Excellence program, project number 332643, Center for Digital Narrative and project number 335129, Extending Digital Narrative.