Schedule

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
Topic
Due In Class
Watch In Class
3/24
Syllabus/Introduction: Overview
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3/26
What is Popular Culture?
Introduction, Critical Media Studies; sign up for Daily Current presentation, and schedule 5 minute meeting with me

3/31
Introduction to Media Studies
Brief history of graffiti art
4/2
Remix Culture
4/7
Memes: How Culture Is Spread
4/9
The Attention Economy
4/14
Convergence Culture
Clay Shirky TED Talk on Cognitive Surplus
4/16
Introduction to Criticality
JR TED Talk
4/21
Intersectionality
Final Project Proposal

4/23
The Digital Divide

4/28
Gender, Part I
Critical Media Studies, Ch. 8: Feminist Analysis

4/30
Consumption II: Advertisements
Critical Media Studies, Ch. 7: Psychoanalytic Analysis
NPR Story - When Women Stopped Programming
5/5
Consumption III: News
Critical Media Studies, Ch. 5: Rhetorical Analysis

5/7
News, Part II
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

5/12
Consumption IV: Social Media
Final Topic Social Media Post Series

5/14
Sexuality
Critical Media Studies, Ch. 9: Queer Analysis; Chuck Closterman's "This Is Emo"

5/19
Nationality Part I: Video Games
Electronic Empire

5/21
Nationality Part II: Movies
Final Topic Media Response Paper
Guest Lecture: Michael Lechuga
5/26
Identity VI: Race
Critical Media Studies, Ch. 6: Cultural Analysis

5/28
Race Part II: Movies/TV shows
n/a - work on your project

6/2
Final Project/Paper Presentations
Final Project or Paper


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