Welcome, Tech & American Culture students!
(Summer term B classes begin Tuesday 08 July)
As I will update this site regularly, be sure to check frequently—especially for posts supplementing/amending our class schedule.
There several ways to stay up-to-date with class using this blog (our course website):
- bookmark the main page; subscribe to the RSS feed (reader required); view course content on your mobile or tablet (site optimized for latest mobile/touchscreen platforms); Subscribe (via your WordPress account)
» Looking ahead (coming soon):
- Overview and detailed explanation about blogging individually (various tasks & benefits) and for group work.
→ Instructions for setting up your blog.
- Continuing brief overview from class, instructions for group work and “research,” concerning media platforms and cultural forms — with suggestions / guidance for groups by topic.
» Most immediately, closely review the syllabus and schedule of class sessions, readings, and assignments.
» First day:
- Please leave a comment below confirming that you’ve bookmarked this site
— and more importantly, briefly posting your interest for sorting into groups (days 1–2).
(While you’ll yourself in first post on your blog, this comment thread can be the “introduction discussion” extended from class as well!)
(for in-class explanation)
» “Participation” Examples (shifts, types/degrees):
Sports, music
Gaming, online podcasting/media (film)
Drew Chowbay
Film, music, or TV shows
Group Preferences:
Video-animation, parody
Music
Brent Shafer
1.Games
2.Film
3.Tv Shows
1. Sports
2. Music
First preference : film
Second: music
Michael Benton Humanities Major with an emphasis in History and Philosophy.
I am interested in Video Games.
Sports
Music
Preferred groups:
Music or anything with GIFs as a form of expression
Group preferences:
1. TV/performace art
2. Music
Online video games, MMORPG
I would prefer to be a part of the 1)music or 2)film group. TV if need be.
1. Music with an emphasis on distribution methods & trending songs in the genres of edm and hip hop.
2. Video games or Film
1. TV show
2. Film
» From Class — Current Groups by Preference
** Please post any corrections or updates in reply to this comment!**
→ remember, these are just initial focus/topics — to expand as your study digital media, participatory culture, and new online forms
(for example, from TV or Film to GIFs and Glitch…)
Music
1. Alex (1)
2. Sarah (1)
3. Troy (1)
4. ?
Drew (2)
Josh (2)
Meli (2)
Yuri (2)
Nick (2)
Games (various types & platforms)
1. Sean (1)
2. Brent (1)
3. Jack (1)
4. Michael (1)
ALT. ?
Josh (sports)
Yuri (sports)
TV (and “visual culture” broadly?)
1. Kate (1)
2. Lindsey (1)
3. Maria (1)
4. ?
Sarah (3)
Troy (network media expression)
Jack (network media, e.g. podcasts)
Film
— all forms, broadly? (movies, animation, online, parody, “amateur” etc.)
1. Drew (1)
2. Meli (1)
3. Nick (Video-animation, parody)
4. ?
Sarah (2)
Brent (2)
Maria (2)
Alex (3)
Jack (3)
» From Class — Updated Groups for Collaborative Research
→ remember, these are just initial focus/topics — to expand as your study digital media, participatory culture, and new online forms
(for example, from TV or Film to GIFs and Glitch…)
Music
1. Alex
2. Sarah
3. Josh
4. Yuri
Games (various types & platforms)
1. Brent
2. Jack
3. Michael
4. Sean
TV (and “visual culture” broadly?)
1. Kate
2. Lindsey
3. Maria
4. Troy
Film
— all forms, broadly? (movies, animation, online, parody, “amateur” etc.)
1. Drew
2. Meli
3. Nick
Music Group Url:
cumusic3020.wordpress.com
TV shows, film
http://cdn0.dailydot.com/uploaded/images/original/2013/10/11/gtavselfie7.jpg
http://mariagrbavac.wordpress.com
http://yuriwright.wordpress.com