Schedule
The schedule is subject to change, and will be listed on the Canvas “syllabus” section of our class site. It is your responsibility to stay up-to-date on the schedule by checking this page on a regular basis.
Date
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Topic
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Due In Class
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Watch In Class
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3/24
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Syllabus/Introduction: Overview
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3/26
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What is Popular Culture?
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Introduction, Critical Media Studies; sign up for Daily Current presentation, and schedule 5 minute meeting with me
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3/31
|
Introduction to Media Studies
| Brief history of graffiti art | |
4/2
|
Remix Culture
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4/7
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Memes: How Culture Is Spread
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4/9
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The Attention Economy
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4/14
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Convergence Culture
| Clay Shirky TED Talk on Cognitive Surplus | |
4/16
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Introduction to Criticality
| JR TED Talk | |
4/21
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Intersectionality
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Final Project Proposal
| |
4/23
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The Digital Divide
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4/28
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Gender, Part I
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Critical Media Studies, Ch. 8: Feminist Analysis
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4/30
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Consumption II: Advertisements
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Critical Media Studies, Ch. 7: Psychoanalytic Analysis
| NPR Story - When Women Stopped Programming |
5/5
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Consumption III: News
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Critical Media Studies, Ch. 5: Rhetorical Analysis
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5/7
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News, Part II
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Bring in a news story about college campus sexual assault (any news outlet); find at least 1 hashtag or social media account that speaks to your final topic issue
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5/12
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Consumption IV: Social Media
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Final Topic Social Media Post Series
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5/14
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Sexuality
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Critical Media Studies, Ch. 9: Queer Analysis; Chuck Closterman's "This Is Emo"
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5/19
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Nationality Part I: Video Games
| Electronic Empire | |
5/21
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Nationality Part II: Movies
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Final Topic Media Response Paper
| Guest Lecture: Michael Lechuga |
5/26
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Identity VI: Race
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Critical Media Studies, Ch. 6: Cultural Analysis
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5/28
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Race Part II: Movies/TV shows
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n/a - work on your project
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6/2
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Final Project/Paper Presentations
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Final Project or Paper
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