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CalendarWeek 1 Common First Week
Monday 8/22 Wednesday 8/24 Homework due on 8/24: Review syllabus; come with questions/concerns about syllabus. Sign and return syllabus form. Review WOVEN 28-80. Friday 8/26 Homework due on 8/26: Write script draft and bring copy to class. Week 2 Literature after the Internet Monday 8/29 Homework due on 8/29: Read Franzen, “Perchance to Dream.” Due: Common First Week Assignment Wednesday 8/31 Homework due on 8/31: Read Miller, “How Novels Came to Terms with the Internet.” Friday 9/2 Homework due on 9/2: Play Nelson, “game, game, game and again game.” Read Repantis, “Computer-Generated Poetry Liberates Readers, Attracts Coders” Week 3 Social Networks Monday 9/5: NO CLASS Wednesday 9/7 Homework due on 9/7: Review WOVEN 82-115. Gaiman and Twitterverse, Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry, Part 1, Chapters 1-5. Friday 9/9 Homework due on 9/9: Armitstead, “Has Twitter given birth to a new literary genre?”; Gaiman and Twitterverse, Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry, Part II, Chapters 6-9. In class: OIE Presentation Week 4 Globalism Monday 9/12 Homework due on 9/12: Review WOVEN 118-153; Adichie, Americanah Chapters 1-2 (pp. 1-44). Wednesday 9/14 Homework due on 9/14: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 3-6 (pp. 47-106). Friday 9/16 Homework due on 9/16: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 7-11 (pp. 108-148). In Class: Tour of the CommLab Week 5 Pleasure of the Blog Monday 9/19 Homework due on 9/19: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 12-15 (pp. 149-195). Wednesday 9/21 Homework due on 9/21: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 16-19 (pp. 196-254). Friday 9/23 Homework due on 9/23: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 20-24 (pp. 255-304). Due: Artifact 1 Week 6 Democracy and Authorship Monday 9/26 Homework due on 9/26: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 25-30 (pp. 305-351). Wednesday 9/28 Homework due on 9/28: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 31-35 (pp. 355-398). Friday 9/30 Homework due on 9/30: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 36-41 (pp. 399-454). Week 7 Identity Monday 10/3 Homework due on 10/3: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 42-47 (pp. 457-500). Wednesday 10/5 Homework due on 10/5: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 48-52 (pp. 501-552). Friday 10/7 Homework due on 10/7: Adichie, Americanah Chapters 53-55 (pp. 553-588). Week 8 Science Fiction Monday 10/10 NO CLASS Wednesday 10/12 Homework due on 10/12: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 1-2 (pp. 3-39). In Class: Tutorial with Alison Valk. Bring your laptop to class. Friday 10/14 Homework due on 10/14: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 3-5 (pp. 43-79). Week 9 Cyber Punk Monday 10/17 Homework due on 10/17: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 6-9 (pp. 81-121). Tuesday 10/18 from 11:00am-12pm, Clough 205 Digital Pasts, Digital Futures Speaker Series: Game Archaeology & Production Wednesday 10/19 Homework due on 10/19: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 10-13 (pp. 123-164). Friday 10/21 Homework due on 10/21: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 14-16 (pp. 165-199). Week 10 Narrative and Video Games Monday 10/24 - CLASS CANCELLED Due: Artifact 2 Wednesday 10/26 Homework due on 10/26: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 17-19 (pp. 201-230). In-class: RetroTECH Lab Friday 10/28 Homework due on 10/28: Gibson, Neuromancer Chapters 20-24 (pp. 231-271). In-class: RetroTECH Lab Week 11 Creativity and Coding Monday 10/31 Homework due on 10/31: Nakamura “Gender and Race Online.” Wednesday 11/2 Friday 11/4 Homework due on 11/4: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 1-3 (pp. 1-50). Week 12 Digital Activism Monday 11/7 Homework due on 11/7: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 4-5 (pp. 51-88). Wednesday 11/9 Homework due on 11/9: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 6-8 (pp. 89-132). Friday 11/11 Homework due on 11/11: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 9-11 (pp. 133-180). Week 13 YA and the Internet Monday 11/14 Homework due on 11/14: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 12-13 (pp. 181-213). Wednesday 11/16 Homework due on 11/16: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 14-15 (pp. 214-251). Narrative & Choices Friday 11/18 Homework due on 11/18: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 16-17 (pp. 252-284). Due: Artifact 3 Week 14 Monday 11/21 Homework due on 11/21: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 18-19 (pp. 285-321). Wednesday 11/23 NO CLASS Friday 11/25 NO CLASS Week 15 Multimodal Reflection Portfolio Monday 11/28 Homework due on 11/28: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters 20-21 (pp. 322-357). Wednesday 11/30 Homework due on 11/30: Doctorow, Little Brother Chapters Epilogue-Bibliography (pp. 358-380). Friday 12/2 Week 16 Multimodal Reflection Portfolio Monday 12/5 Finals Week Monday 12/12 Portfolios due: B2 10:50 am C 10:50 am J1 2:20 pm |