ENGL 385 Schedule

Tentative Course Schedule

Note: Syllabus is subject to change; however, I will always alert you to any changes.

Week 1

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
January 26TUCourse Introduction  
January 28  TRCourse Introduction    Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Pages 1-31 (Located on Blackboard)    Reading Response

Week 2

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
February 2  TUOnline ExtremismAntisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part One, Part Two  Reading Response
February 4TROnline ExtremismAntisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Three  Reading Response


Week 3

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
February 9  TUOnline ExtremismAntisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Four, Part FiveEssay Check Point #1: Proposal   Reading Response
February 11TROnline ExtremismAntisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Six, Epilogue    Reading Response

Week 4

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
February 16TUPropaganda and DisinformationThis is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality Pomerantsev, Peter (2019) Preface, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3  Reading Response
February 18  TRPropaganda and Disinformation This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality Pomerantsev, Peter (2019) Chapters 4 through 6  Reading Response


Week 5

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
February 23  TUSocial Networking and Civil UnrestTwitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part One: Making a MovementEssay Check Point #2: Bibliography-10 sources   Reading Response
February 25TRSocial Networking and Civil UnrestTwitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part Two: A Protester’s Tools  Reading Response

Week 6

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
March 2  TUSocial Networking and Civil UnrestTwitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part Three: After the Protests    Reading Response
March 4TRRace and Big DataAlgorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Introduction, Chapter 1    Reading Response


Week 7

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
March 9  TURace and Big DataAlgorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4  Reading Response
March 11TRRace and Big DataAlgorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Conclusion  Reading Response

Week 8

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
March 16  TUSpring BreakSpring Break-No ClassSpring Break
March 18TR Spring Break-No ClassSpring Break

Week 9

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
March 23  TU  Essay Check Point #3: Complete Essay Outline and Reverse Outline of Example/Model Article
March 25TRIdentity and the InternetDigital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2    Reading Response


Week 10

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
March 30  TU    Essay Checkpoint #4: First 5 pages of Draft
April 1TRIdentity and the InternetDigital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Chapter 3    Reading Response

Week 11

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
April 6  TUIdentity and the InternetDigital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Conclusion    Reading Response
April 8TRReality TV and the InternetTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Introduction, Chapter 1  Reading Response

Week 12

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
April 13  TUReality TV and the InternetTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4   Reading Response
April 15TRReality TV and the InternetTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapter 5, Chapter 6  Reading Response


Week 13

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
April 20  TU   Peer-Review Workshop DayEssay Checkpoint #5 First 10 pages of Draft
April 22TRReality TV and the InternetTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapters 7 through 9  Reading Response

Week 14

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
April 27  TUFilm and Television  Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Introduction, Chapter 1  Reading Response
April 29TRFilm and TelevisionDouble Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Chapter 2  Reading Response

Week 15

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
May 4  TU   Peer-Review Workshop Day    Essay Checkpoint #6 First 15 pages of Draft
May 6TRFilm and TelevisionDouble Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Conclusion    Reading Response


Week 16

DateDayTopic of DiscussionReading DueHomework Due
May 11  TU   Peer-Review Workshop DayEssay Checkpoint #7 20 pages of Draft   Final Draft of Essay due by May 17th