We are working on conceptual foundations for Hypermedia Discourse from a number of different angles, examining the expressive requirements for formal representations, the new genres of 'document' that can emerge, and ways to articulate the literacy and artistry that can emerge through the expert use of such media:

Hypermedia Discourse: A conception of new tools, literacies and conceptual foundations, emerging from the research programme on this site. more >>>

Cinematic Hypertext: Research led by Clara Mancini has laid theoretical and empirical foundations for a paradigm that considers hypertext as a cinematic medium, media fragments connected by discourse relations derived from Cognitive Coherence Relations theory. This work now continues with Donia Scott. more >>>

Aesthetics & Ethics of Participatory Hypermedia Construction: Doctoral research by Al Selvin is exploring the nature of high performance literacy in the use of hypermedia tools such as Compendium in demanding, real time team sensemaking contexts. This work seeks to view such hypemedia construction through the lenses of aesthetics, ethics and improvisation. more >>>

Narrative Storybases: Research led by Joanna Kwiat is exploring theories of narrative as the basis for a flexible story metadata scheme [Storymaking Project]. This is being evaluated in the context of a web story database for knowledge sharing and annotation amongst health professionals. more >>>

Scholarly Hypertext: Serious writing is linear, right?... Although we are schooled from an early age in crafting linear prose, is the linear path really the only way to do "serious writing" as learners, researchers and educators? Scholarly Hypertexts exploit interactivity and non-linearity in order to more effectively communicate a thesis and argumentation. more >>>