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LITMEMES
Join us for a pair of workshops in October to explore the world of LitMemes, found poetry, and textual reframing in the name of literature.
Workshop 1: We survey a history of the literary avant garde, look at the creative repurposing of textual material, and investigate the nature of memes.
Workshop 2: You produce your own!
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Important to Note:
- Participants are requested to bring their own laptop
- There will be homework for the 2nd session
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Discussion on Literature & A.I.
6.12.2017
On 6 December 2017 Thunderclap Publishing hosted an evening of literary discussion at Burley Fisher Books.
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Authors slash technologists Dominic Fox and Maartens Lourens took on the popular topics of artificial intelligence, machine learning and their use in literature and other creative fields.
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Maartens Lourens’ latest novel Down To A Sunless Sea was co-written with neural net Deep Thunder, a machine learning device trained on the text of the story to create unique words and phrases used in the book.
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Dominic Fox is the brain behind the website CodePoetics and author of Cold World: The Aesthetics of Dejection and the Politics of Militant Dysphoria.
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Maartens Lourens is the author of Down to a Sunless Sea (with co-author Deep Thunder) and editor of the website Poetry WTF?!
Immersive Book Launch
28.9.2017
On 28 September 2017 Thunderclap Publishing staged a one of a kind book launch when 3 storey Hackney House in Shoreditch was transformed into the central setting from the book.
A team of 16 actors portrayed characters from the story, guiding guests on their journey and acting out scenes from the story.