CI 563

Fall 2017

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Credit: 4 hours.

Same as ENGL 505. See ENGL 505.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
35706
Lecture-Discussion
E
1:00PM -2:50PM
W
English Building
Schaffner, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/28/17-12/13/17
Section Info:
Writing in a Digital Age In this graduate seminar, we will explore what it means to read and write online: on blogs, eBooks, review sites, message boards, networked games, and the vast array of social media. We will discuss what people do on social media giants (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube) as well as some smaller-scale social media sites (such as Ravelry and SoundCloud). Students in the class will read a mix of popular criticism and academic scholarship in fields focused on writing, rhetoric, discourse, literacy, and digital communication. Students from across campus are encouraged to apply, as this class is interdisciplinary. You don't need to be a techie to take this class, though techies are welcome. Students are encouraged to bring their perspectives, personal experiences, and methodologies to this class. Part of the course will involve learning to code a simple website in basic HTML. The culminating assignment will involve conducting a small-scale study that results in a conference-style talk and piece of born-digital scholarship.
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Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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