Calendar
WEEK 1
Wed. 9/1
In class:
Introductions.
Discuss our class syllabus and provide a sense of what our assignments will entail.
In class:
Introductions.
Discuss our class syllabus and provide a sense of what our assignments will entail.
WEEK 2
Wed. 9/8
Due:
Read the “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities Presentation” assignment description.
“Feedback as an Act of Love: How to Transform Storytelling by Listening to Others” by Alexandra Hidalgo. MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture. 2021.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities Presentation” assignment description.
Discuss the reading.
Due:
Read the “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities Presentation” assignment description.
“Feedback as an Act of Love: How to Transform Storytelling by Listening to Others” by Alexandra Hidalgo. MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture. 2021.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities Presentation” assignment description.
Discuss the reading.
WEEK 3
Mon. 9/13
Due:
Read the “Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” assignment description.
Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. Introduction (1-12). 2015.
“What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?” TEDTalk by Eli Pariser. 17 minutes. 2019.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” assignment description.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 9/15
Due:
Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Defining and Location Digital Rhetoric Part 1” (13-44 read until “Digital Rhetoric and…”). 2015.
In class:
Discuss the reading.
Due:
Read the “Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” assignment description.
Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. Introduction (1-12). 2015.
“What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?” TEDTalk by Eli Pariser. 17 minutes. 2019.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” assignment description.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 9/15
Due:
Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Defining and Location Digital Rhetoric Part 1” (13-44 read until “Digital Rhetoric and…”). 2015.
In class:
Discuss the reading.
WEEK 4
Mon. 9/20
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Defining and Location Digital Rhetoric Part 2” (44-60 begin with “Digital Rhetoric and…”). 2015.
“An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter” TEDTalk between Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Mia Birdsong. 12 minutes. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 9/22
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Theory” (61-92). 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Defining and Location Digital Rhetoric Part 2” (44-60 begin with “Digital Rhetoric and…”). 2015.
“An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter” TEDTalk between Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Mia Birdsong. 12 minutes. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 9/22
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Theory” (61-92). 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
WEEK 5
Mon. 9/27
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Method” (93-111). 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
Wed. 9/29
Due:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” Draft. Add it to our course Google drive folder titled “Project 2 Peer Review” by class time.
In class:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” Draft Peer Review
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Method” (93-111). 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
Wed. 9/29
Due:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” Draft. Add it to our course Google drive folder titled “Project 2 Peer Review” by class time.
In class:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces” Draft Peer Review
WEEK 6
Mon. 10/4
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Practice” (112-135). 2015.
“The Power of Vulnerability” TEDTalk by Brené Brown. 21 minutes. 2020.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
Wed. 10/6
Due:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces”
Read the “Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Presentation and Report” assignment description.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Presentation and Report” assignment description and choose your Project 3 teams.
Work with your team planning your ideas for Project 3.
Due:
Read Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. “Digital Rhetoric: Practice” (112-135). 2015.
“The Power of Vulnerability” TEDTalk by Brené Brown. 21 minutes. 2020.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the reading.
Wed. 10/6
Due:
“Project 2: Analyzing Your Own Participation in Digital Spaces”
Read the “Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Presentation and Report” assignment description.
In class:
Discuss the “Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Presentation and Report” assignment description and choose your Project 3 teams.
Work with your team planning your ideas for Project 3.
WEEK 7
Mon. 10/11
Due:
“Indigenous Movements, Collective Action, and Social Media: New Opportunities or New Threats?” by Pascal Lupien. SI: Marginality and Social Media. (1-11). 2020.
“Dear Facebook, this is how you're breaking democracy” TEDTalk by Yaël Eisenstat. 14 minutes. 2020.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 10/13
Due:
“Digital Survivance: Mediatization and the Sacred in the Tribal Digital Activism of the #NoDAPL Movement” by Lynn Schofield Clark and Angel Hinzo. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. (76-104). 2019.
“How can you help transform the internet into a place of trust?” TEDTalk by Clare Wardle. 12 minutes. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Due:
“Indigenous Movements, Collective Action, and Social Media: New Opportunities or New Threats?” by Pascal Lupien. SI: Marginality and Social Media. (1-11). 2020.
“Dear Facebook, this is how you're breaking democracy” TEDTalk by Yaël Eisenstat. 14 minutes. 2020.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 10/13
Due:
“Digital Survivance: Mediatization and the Sacred in the Tribal Digital Activism of the #NoDAPL Movement” by Lynn Schofield Clark and Angel Hinzo. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. (76-104). 2019.
“How can you help transform the internet into a place of trust?” TEDTalk by Clare Wardle. 12 minutes. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
WEEK 8
Mon. 10/18
Due:
Initial Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
In class:
Initial Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
Wed. 10/20
Due:
“Anti-immigration and racist discourse in social media” by Mattias Ekmanand. European Journal of Communication. (606-618). 2019.
“How techonlogy can fight extremism and online harrassment” TEDTalk by Yasmin Green. 14 minutes. 2018.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Due:
Initial Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
In class:
Initial Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
Wed. 10/20
Due:
“Anti-immigration and racist discourse in social media” by Mattias Ekmanand. European Journal of Communication. (606-618). 2019.
“How techonlogy can fight extremism and online harrassment” TEDTalk by Yasmin Green. 14 minutes. 2018.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
WEEK 9
Mon. 10/25: NO CLASS. FALL BREAK.
Wed. 10/27
Due:
“A Feminist Approach to Social Media” by Alexandra Hidalgo and Katie Grimes. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. 17 minutes. (2017).
“Environmental activism goes digital in lockdown – but could it change the movement for good?” by William Finnegan. The Conversation. 2019.
“Digital defenders: meet the queer activists fighting surveillance and censorship online” by Bo Hanna. Document. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 10/27
Due:
“A Feminist Approach to Social Media” by Alexandra Hidalgo and Katie Grimes. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. 17 minutes. (2017).
“Environmental activism goes digital in lockdown – but could it change the movement for good?” by William Finnegan. The Conversation. 2019.
“Digital defenders: meet the queer activists fighting surveillance and censorship online” by Bo Hanna. Document. 2019.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
WEEK 10
Mon. 11/1
Due:
“Me Too founder Tarana Burke: Movement is not over” by Gurvinder Gill and Imran Rahman-Jones. BBC. 2020.
“Taiwan is making democracy work again. It's time we paid attention” by Carl Miller. Wired. 2019.
“Got a smartphone? Start broadcasting” TEDTalk by Bruno Torturra. 14 minutes. 2014.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 11/3
Due:
Revised Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
In class:
Revised Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation
Due:
“Me Too founder Tarana Burke: Movement is not over” by Gurvinder Gill and Imran Rahman-Jones. BBC. 2020.
“Taiwan is making democracy work again. It's time we paid attention” by Carl Miller. Wired. 2019.
“Got a smartphone? Start broadcasting” TEDTalk by Bruno Torturra. 14 minutes. 2014.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 11/3
Due:
Revised Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation.
In class:
Revised Thoughts on Project 3 Presentation
WEEK 11
Mon. 11/8
Due:
“How transgender and nonbinary creators are using TikTok to inform, educate” by Lamar Dawson. Today. 2021.
“The Anthem Debate Is Back. But Now It’s Standing That’s Polarizing” by John Branch. The New York Times. 2020.
“Let's design social media that drives real change” TEDTalk by Wael Ghonim. 14 minutes. 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 11/10
Due:
“How Misinformation Fueled Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in the Tijuana Border Region” by Jessica Cobian. Center for American Progress. 2020.
“A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy” by Abby Gardner. Glamour. 2021.
“Online social change: easy to organize, hard to win” TEDTalk by Zeynep Tufekc. 16 minutes. 2014.
In class:
Discuss the readings.
Due:
“How transgender and nonbinary creators are using TikTok to inform, educate” by Lamar Dawson. Today. 2021.
“The Anthem Debate Is Back. But Now It’s Standing That’s Polarizing” by John Branch. The New York Times. 2020.
“Let's design social media that drives real change” TEDTalk by Wael Ghonim. 14 minutes. 2015.
In class:
2 “Project 1: Analyzing Single Entities” Presentations.
Discuss the readings.
Wed. 11/10
Due:
“How Misinformation Fueled Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in the Tijuana Border Region” by Jessica Cobian. Center for American Progress. 2020.
“A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy” by Abby Gardner. Glamour. 2021.
“Online social change: easy to organize, hard to win” TEDTalk by Zeynep Tufekc. 16 minutes. 2014.
In class:
Discuss the readings.
WEEK 12
Mon. 11/15
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 1).
In class:
Project 3 Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 1).
Wed. 11/17
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 2).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 2)
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 1).
In class:
Project 3 Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 1).
Wed. 11/17
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 2).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Draft Presentation (Group 2)
WEEK 13
Mon. 11/22
Due:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
In class:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
Wed. 11/24: NO CLASS.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving break.
Due:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
In class:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
Wed. 11/24: NO CLASS.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving break.
WEEK 14
Mon. 11/29
Due:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
In class:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
Wed. 12/1
Due:
Work on Project 3 with your team.
In class:
Work on Project 3 with your team.
Due:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
In class:
We will not meet in person. Work with your team mates on your Project 3 presentation and report.
Wed. 12/1
Due:
Work on Project 3 with your team.
In class:
Work on Project 3 with your team.
WEEK 15
Mon. 12/6
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 1).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 1).
Wed. 12/8
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 2).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 2).
Fri. 12/10
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Report (by 11:59 pm).
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 1).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 1).
Wed. 12/8
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 2).
In class:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Final Presentation (Group 2).
Fri. 12/10
Due:
Project 3: Analyzing Multiple Sides Report (by 11:59 pm).