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What Cybertext Theory Can’t Do
A reluctant response to Markku Eskelinen's "Cybertext Theory: What An English Professor Should Know Before Trying," where Hayles discusses her admiration for Espen Aarseth's work... and the limitations within it she has perceived.
The Pleasure (and Pain) of Link Poetics
Entering the cyberdebates, Scott Rettberg moves beyond technique and proposes a more generative approach to hypertext, in which an author's intention and poetic purpose have a role.
Materiality and Matter and Stuff: What Electronic Texts Are Made Of
Following Katherine Hayles, Matthew Kirschenbaum agrees that materiality matters.
Positioning Hypertext in Chomsky’s Hierarchy of Grammars
Jim Rosenberg sends a shot of grammar straight across the bow of Nick Montfort's controversial Cybertext review, adding volume to a volley already in progress.