Tentative Course Schedule
Note: Syllabus is subject to change; however, I will always alert you to any changes.
Week 1
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| January 26 | TU | Course Introduction | ||
| January 28 | TR | Course Introduction | Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Pages 1-31 (Located on Blackboard) | Reading Response |
Week 2
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| February 2 | TU | Online Extremism | Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part One, Part Two | Reading Response |
| February 4 | TR | Online Extremism | Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Three | Reading Response |
Week 3
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| February 9 | TU | Online Extremism | Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Four, Part Five | Essay Check Point #1: Proposal Reading Response |
| February 11 | TR | Online Extremism | Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation Marantz, Andrew (2019) Part Six, Epilogue | Reading Response |
Week 4
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| February 16 | TU | Propaganda and Disinformation | This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality Pomerantsev, Peter (2019) Preface, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 | Reading Response |
| February 18 | TR | Propaganda and Disinformation | This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality Pomerantsev, Peter (2019) Chapters 4 through 6 | Reading Response |
Week 5
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| February 23 | TU | Social Networking and Civil Unrest | Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part One: Making a Movement | Essay Check Point #2: Bibliography-10 sources Reading Response |
| February 25 | TR | Social Networking and Civil Unrest | Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part Two: A Protester’s Tools | Reading Response |
Week 6
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| March 2 | TU | Social Networking and Civil Unrest | Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest Tufekci, Zeynep (2017) Part Three: After the Protests | Reading Response |
| March 4 | TR | Race and Big Data | Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Introduction, Chapter 1 | Reading Response |
Week 7
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| March 9 | TU | Race and Big Data | Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 | Reading Response |
| March 11 | TR | Race and Big Data | Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Noble, Safiya (2018) Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Conclusion | Reading Response |
Week 8
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| March 16 | TU | Spring Break | Spring Break-No Class | Spring Break |
| March 18 | TR | Spring Break-No Class | Spring Break |
Week 9
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| March 23 | TU | Essay Check Point #3: Complete Essay Outline and Reverse Outline of Example/Model Article | ||
| March 25 | TR | Identity and the Internet | Digital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2 | Reading Response |
Week 10
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| March 30 | TU | Essay Checkpoint #4: First 5 pages of Draft | ||
| April 1 | TR | Identity and the Internet | Digital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Chapter 3 | Reading Response |
Week 11
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| April 6 | TU | Identity and the Internet | Digital Diaspora: A Race for Cyberspace Everett, Anna (2009) Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Conclusion | Reading Response |
| April 8 | TR | Reality TV and the Internet | Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Introduction, Chapter 1 | Reading Response |
Week 12
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| April 13 | TU | Reality TV and the Internet | Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 | Reading Response |
| April 15 | TR | Reality TV and the Internet | Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapter 5, Chapter 6 | Reading Response |
Week 13
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| April 20 | TU | Peer-Review Workshop Day | Essay Checkpoint #5 First 10 pages of Draft | |
| April 22 | TR | Reality TV and the Internet | Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion Tolentino, Jia (2019) Chapters 7 through 9 | Reading Response |
Week 14
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| April 27 | TU | Film and Television | Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Introduction, Chapter 1 | Reading Response |
| April 29 | TR | Film and Television | Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Chapter 2 | Reading Response |
Week 15
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| May 4 | TU | Peer-Review Workshop Day | Essay Checkpoint #6 First 15 pages of Draft | |
| May 6 | TR | Film and Television | Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture Gates, Racquel J. (2018) Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Conclusion | Reading Response |
Week 16
| Date | Day | Topic of Discussion | Reading Due | Homework Due |
| May 11 | TU | Peer-Review Workshop Day | Essay Checkpoint #7 20 pages of Draft Final Draft of Essay due by May 17th |