New Media Criticism
Prerequisites: UCWR 110 with a grade of C- or better and COMM 200.
Wikipedia, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and mobile applications are complex designed objects. Students will learn a critical language for thinking of new media as art, narrative, culture, and code. This course is Writing Intensive.
Outcomes: Introduce students to key theories and methods in new media criticism and digital humanities; Train students to critically read and interpret new media texts such as social media, online news, games, apps, and streaming content; Explain how technology, power, and culture interact in digital environments; Provide opportunities to conduct academic research and apply its findings through argumentative discussion and written criticism.
Wikipedia, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and mobile applications are complex designed objects. Students will learn a critical language for thinking of new media as art, narrative, culture, and code. This course is Writing Intensive.
Outcomes: Introduce students to key theories and methods in new media criticism and digital humanities; Train students to critically read and interpret new media texts such as social media, online news, games, apps, and streaming content; Explain how technology, power, and culture interact in digital environments; Provide opportunities to conduct academic research and apply its findings through argumentative discussion and written criticism.