Category Archives: Assignments

Remediation

Posted on February 2, 2012 by dave

For Wednesday’s class read Part 1 & Part 3 of Bolter and Grusin’s Remediation. Also select two chapters from Part 2 to read as well. Select the? two chapters which you think will help your group and which interest you. Post … Continue reading →

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The Printing Press.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by dave

Read: For Wednesday read The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe. You do not need to read the entire book, although I will be talking about the whole book. Read the Introduction, Part 1, and the Afterword. Write: Each group … Continue reading →

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Gutenberg Ideology-Wed. Jan 25th

Posted on January 18, 2012 by dave

For Wednesday’s (January 25th) class we will be talking about three articles that help explain how we think of the medium of print and broadcast media. -“The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”-Walter Benjamin -“What is an … Continue reading →

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Final Class

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dave

Last class is on Tuesday December 6th. We will be talking about Johnathan Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. See you then. (No wiki this week; work on your final paper.)

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Who Owns the Future?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by dave

UPDATE: You should have feedback on your proposals now (emailed to everyone). Let me know if you did not receive it. Many of you need to tweak and resubmit on Monday. For Tuesday the 22nd read Chapters 1-3, 11-14 of … Continue reading →

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Panopticon or Nonopticon

Posted on November 10, 2011 by dave

Read two articles for Tuesdays class: -”Discipline and Punish” -”Naked in the Nonopticon.” We will also be discussing the Poster which we did not get to last week. Reminder: Your final paper proposals are due at the? beginning of class.

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The Network and Politics

Posted on November 2, 2011 by dave

Read: Jurgen Habermas, “The Public Sphere an Encyclopedia Article.” Mark Poster, “Cyberdemocracy” Clay Shirky, “The Political Power of Social Media.” Evgeny Morozov, “The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens.” Wiki: B is Off C is Editing A is Creating … Continue reading →

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Network Theory

Posted on October 6, 2011 by dave

On October 11th we will be talking about how the paradigm of “networks” changes/informs cultural analysis. Two readings for that day. Manuel Castells “Why Networks Matter.“ Christakis & Fowler. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They … Continue reading →

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The Work of . . . in the Age of . . .

Posted on September 29, 2011 by dave

On October 4th we will be talking about two works. Don’t be fooled by their respective short lengths, each is difficult so leave yourself enough time. Read them in the order I have listed below. “The Work of Art in … Continue reading →

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The Creation of the Media

Posted on September 20, 2011 by dave

Next class we will be talking about Paul Starr’s The Creation of the Media. We are going to divide the book into parts so you do not have to read the entire thing. First start by reading the Introduction. Group … Continue reading →

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