Workshop: Paratext in Digital Culture: Is Paratext Becoming the Story? University of Bergen 28-29 August 2014 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS In december 2012, a one-day workshop Exploring Paratexts in Digital Contexts was organized at the University of Bergen by the Digital Culture Research Group. The point of departure of this first workshop was paratextual theory as it was first articulated by Gérard Genette in 1987 (Seuils / English translation Paratexts. Thresholds of Interpretation 1997). This event was followed by the book Examining Paratextual Theory and its Applications in Digital Culture edited by Nadine Desrochers and Daniel Apollon (forthcoming Spring 2014). These two initiatives have revealed a strong interest in the academic community for appraising the potential and limits of paratextual theory in digital culture. The Digital Culture and Electronic Literature Research Groups at UiB invite potential contributors and attendants to a new workshop Pasts, Presents and Futures of Paratext in Digital Culture: Is Paratext Becoming the Story? The goal of this workshop is to share ongoing research on paratextual devices, functions and strategies in digital culture and brainstorm about new research opportunities. The participants will explore further how paratext and related concepts may contribute to a better understanding of the nature and function of digital objects. KEYWORDS paratextual theory, paratext, digital culture, digital objects, digital literacy, multiliteracy, multimedia, digital content, electronic literature, digital art, remediation, digital materiality, ebooks, text technology, metadata, markup. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORKSHOP? The submission and acceptance of an abstract is required. Attending participants without presentation are also welcome. This workshop is opened to all interested. Feel free to spread this call to whom may be interested. REGISTRATION INFO Organizer : Digital Culture Research Group and Electronic Literature Research Group Dpt. of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Bergen , Norway Workshop Advisory Committee Nadine Desrochers, UdeM, EBSI, Montréal Scott Rettberg, UiB Digital Culture Patricia Tomaszek, UiB Digital Culture Jill Walker Rettberg, UiB Digital Culture Daniel Apollon, UiB Digital Culture Date Workshop start: 28 August 2014 09H00 Workshop end: 29 August 2014 13h00 Location: University of Bergen , Humanities Faculty, HF-bygget, Sydnesplassen 7, 5007 Bergen, Norway Participation is open to: Participants with accepted abstract Participants only interested in attending the workshop Contributions welcomed : - Short oral presentation of maximum 20 minutes followed by a 10 minute discussion (abstract between 300 and 800 words). - Book or chapter presentation by author(s) or editor(s) of maximum 15 minutes followed by a 5-minute discussion (required: book description maximum one page and /or copy of brochure in PDF format). - Presentation of resources, metadata tools and technologies 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion (abstract between 300 and 800 words). Cost : Participation in the workshop is free to all. Participants will cover their own travel and lodging expenses. Food and beverages will be provided during the workshop. A dinner will be offered by the University of Bergen to contributing participants Thursday evening 28 Review form: Submitted abstracts will be reviewed for acceptance by the Workshop Advisory Committee. To register to the workshop: 1. Download the workshop package at : https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4MkGfaDvQfxVXZqZzBOQklJMlE&usp=shar... 2. Email your registration form and your abstract (two MS Word documents) to Daniel.Apollon@uib.no DEADLINE June 5, 2014 IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission : 5 June Notification of acceptance: 20 June Preliminary program: 21 June Final registration of attending non-contributing participants: 7 August Arrival of participants: 27 August Workshop start: 28 August 09h00 Workshop end: 29 August 13h00 Business meeting(for those who would like to discuss future research collaboration):29 august 15h00-17h00 CONTACT : Daniel Apollon Digital Culture Research Group Dpt. of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies University of Bergen Postal address: PB 7805, 5020 BERGEN, Norway Office address: Room 349, HF-bygget Sydnesplassen 7, 5007 Bergen Phone: +47 55 58 24 27 Mobile: (+47) 480 45 347 Email: Daniel.Apollon@uib.no