T101 Schedule -- Summer Session 1 2011 |
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May-10 -Introduction -Semester Summary -Media Life Perspective -Survey | May-11 -Media Life Perspective Readings: Deuze, M. (Forthcoming). Media Life Book Manuscript. Chapter 1. Polity Press and The Atlantic's Situation Room Meme Article |
May-12 -Convergence Culture Readings: Jenkins, H. & Deuze, M. (2008). Editorial. Convergence Culture. 14(1), pp. 5-12 |
May-13 -Convergence Culture |
May-16 -Participation Gap - Guest Lecturer: Lelia Samson Readings: PEW Internet and American Life Survey- NOTE: Read only Summary of Findings and Van Dijke's "From Digital Divide to Social Opportunities" |
May-17 -Gender & Technology Readings: Watch Johanna Blakley's TED talk first and then read this blog response. and if you have time: New York Times Food & Techies |
May-18 -Globalization-- Networked Individualism Readings: Wellman, B. "Little Boxes, Glocalization, and Networked Individualism" |
May-19 -Globalization-- Mobility Readings: iPhone tracks your location through GPS technology |
May-20 -The Changing Nature of Work - Guest Lecturer: Peter Blank Readings: The Economist, "Pushing a Different Sort of Button" |
May-23 Assignment 1 Due -Creative Class -Special Guest: Siyabonga Africa to talk about media life and work. Readings: "The Rise of the Creative Class" by Richard Florida |
May-24 -Creative Industries |
May-25 -Creative Cities - Guest Lecturer: Katie Birge Readings: The Atlantic Monthly, Creative Cities by Richard Florida |
May-26 -Midterm Exam Review -Facebook and Evolutionary Psychology - Guest Lecturer: Matt Kobach Readings: None/Study for Exam
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May-27 Midterm Exam |
May-30 NO CLASS! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! |
May-31 -Music & Music Industry - Guest Lecturer: Matt Falk Readings: Some thoughts on the music business (4/21/11 post) and David Byrne on the current state of the music industry in Wired magazine. |
June-1 Video Games- Guest Lecturer: Nic Matthews
Readings: none |
June-2 -Love, Sex & Death Part 1 Readings: Quality Time Redefined -- NYT Article and Breaking Up in a Digital Fishbowl -- NYT Article and Digital Legacy: The Fate of your Online Soul and Wired Magazine-- "Online Dating Meets Cyber-Sex" and Wired Magazine -- "Online Dating Lacks Dimension" |
June-3 -Love, Sex & Death Part 2- Guest Lecturer: Daphna Yeshua-Katz on Pro-Anarexia online communities Readings: Pro-Ana Website Review and Tyler Clemeni Story - Cyberbullying and Social Media |
June-6 -Social Media & Social Change Part 1 Readings: Malcom Gladwell's piece in the New Yorker, "Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted" and watch Clay Shirky interview on Wall Street Journal |
June-7 -Social Media & Social Change Part 2 - Guest Lecturer: David Nemer Readings: Listen to PRI podcast on Egypt & Internet, "Egyptians Make Their Voices Heard Online" |
June-8 -Sports and Social Media - Guest Lecturer: Nicky Lewis Readings(please skim): social media use and Americans using social media and TV together and social media or time wasting and fantasy sports- addiction? |
June-9 -The Amish- Readings: Student Blog University of Illinois and Wired Magazine -- "Look Who's Talking" by Howard Rheingold |
June-10 -Reality-- Panopticon & The Matrix Readings: Jean Baudrillard on the Matrix and watch the Matrix or read its Wikipedia entry |
June-13 Assignment 2 Due -Reality - Wikiality - Guest Lecturer: Mark Bell |
June-14 -Reality - Truman Show/Truman Show Delusion Readings: The Truman Show Delusion -- Newsweek Articleand watch the Truman Show or read its Wikipedia entry |
June-15 -Evaluations -Wrap-up -Final Exam Prep w/ Special Guest Mark Deuze! Readings: None
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June-16 Final Exam
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