ENGLISH 1102

Kate.holterhoff@lmc.gatech.edu

This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts in new media and the digital humanities by exploring ways in which technology has altered the form and study of literature. In recent years new media including computers, the Internet, social networks, and video games have all acted as provocative disruptions to more traditional ideas about the scope and significance of the humanities ...

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Week 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

In pairs, open Twine & Steam
- Twinery
- Twine Tutorial
Remediate the plot of Moirai in Twine
- Include all options
- Make sure connections are accurate
Use Twitter to reflect on the activity.
- What does translating the game to a new medium actually change?
- Does this activity make you reevaluate the role of choice in video games?

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

Eng 1102: The Literature of New Media

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