Off Center, a Podcast from the Center For Digital Narrative

Off Center

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Off Center is a podcast series from the Center for Digital Narrative, a Norwegian Center of Research Excellence at the University of Bergen, Norway. In each episode, host Scott Rettberg and a guest delve into a topic revolving around digital storytelling and its effect on contemporary culture. The series covers academic research on digital narratives in electronic literature, computer games, social media, computational narrative systems, AI, XR and more in an enjoyable and understandable way.

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Off Center, a Podcast from the Center For Digital Narrative

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Episode 4: Meme Culture, Social Media, and the January 6th Insurrection with Ashleigh Steele 12.09.2023 36:16

In this episode of ‘Off Center’ Scott Rettberg and journalist and digital culture researcher Ashleigh Steele discuss the impact of memes as "preparatory media" for the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol. Sign up for ⁠the CDN newsletter⁠ here. References Barthes, Roland. 1968. Elements of Semiology. Translated by Annette Lavers and Colin Smith. New York: Hill and Wang. Munn, L...

Episode 3: Artistic Research and Digital Writing, with Jason Nelson 29.08.2023 34:44

In this episode of Off Center, Scott Rettberg and Jason Nelson come together to talk about digital art and poetry, art games, and the bridge to researching Extended Digital Narratives. Sign up for ⁠the CDN newsletter⁠ here. References ACM SIGGRAPH. n. d. “ACM SIGGRAPH.” https://www.siggraph.org/. Barthes, Roland. 1957. Mythologies. Les Lettres nouvelles. Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo. Blizz...

Episode 2: The Electronic Book Review and Building the Field of Electronic Literature, with Joseph Tabbi 15.08.2023 32:07

In this episode, Scott Rettberg is joined by Joseph Tabbi, professor of English at the University of Bergen to discuss the electronic book review, research infrastructure, and electronic literature. Sign up for ⁠the CDN newsletter⁠ here. References Braidotti, Rosi and Maria Hlavajova. 2018. Posthuman glossary. Bloomsbury Publishing. Braidotti, Rosi, Emily Jones and Goda Klumbyte. 2022. More po...

Episode 1: Introducing the Center for Digital Narrative, with Jill Walker Rettberg 02.08.2023 28:36

In this first episode of the podcast, Scott Rettberg is joined by his co-director and partner Jill Walker Rettberg. They talk about what has inspired them over the years to start this research Center of Excellence, the concept of "algorithmic narrativity," and some of the research that the Center will focus on including digital narratives in electronic literature, computer games, social...