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Algolit Algolit is a workgroup around i-literature, free code and texts. It was initiated by Constant in 2012. The group meets regularly following the principles of the Oulipo-meetings: they share work and thoughts and create together, with or without the company of an invitee. Algolit is open to anyone interested in exchanging practises around digital ways of reading and writing. Agenda & announcements: http://algolit.constantvzw.org/index.php/Agenda Sign up for the mailinglist: https://boucan.domainepublic.net/mailman3/postorius/lists/algolit.lists.constantvzw.org/ Who is Algolit: http://algolit.constantvzw.org/index.php/Collaborators Texts about Algolit: http://algolit.constantvzw.org/index.php/Texts Sessions This year we will focus again on CAMille, the digital archive database dedicated to the history of journalism in Belgium, managed by KBR and ULB. The database is a rich resource that has not been studied very much yet. The plan is to work concretely towards a new algoliterary work in 2025 with a focus on nature/ecology, colonialism... You find the brief notes here: https://pad.constantvzw.org/p/algolit_240621 All meetings take place in An Mertens' house, Place du Jeu De Balle 7, 1000 Brussels, from 10h till 18h. PLANNING - Friday 1 November 24 - Friday 6 December 24 - Friday 31 January 25 - Friday 28 February 25 - Friday 28 March 25 - Friday 25 April 25 - Friday 30 May 25 - Friday 4 July 25 Past Meetings Data Workers Exhibition of stories told from an ‘algorithmic storyteller point of view’ at the Mundaneum from 28 March until 29 April 2019. As part of the exhibition, we invited Allison Parrish, an algoliterary poet from New York. She gave a talk at Passa Porta in Brussels - watch the video - on Thursday evening 25 April and a workshop at the Mundaneum on Friday 26 April. Report in Pictures // en français Download the publication of the exhibition // en français Find the installations and their sources // en français Listen to the stories contextualizing the works // en français