Spring 2013
AAD 508 Participatory Media & Social Practice
Instructor: Helen De Michiel
http://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad408508f12hdemichiel/
This hybrid online + live workshop course explores new and emerging transmedia models of cultural practice that are connecting to social change, public engagement and community building strategies. From inception to dissemination, artists, filmmakers, curators, programmers and new media designers are working with organizations and coalitions in an interdependent dialogue process that is changing the way citizens engage with the great issues of our world – from local to global — and make sense of them in order to act upon them.
By examining the debates, issues and a range of case studies, we will closely analyze how new digital storytelling modes and interactive relationships among creative industries, communities, and organizations are being leveraged to broaden and deepen social impact.
Assignments
Week 1 – Intro: Public Post
Week 2 – User Generated: Public Post 1, Public Post 2, Private Essay
Week 3 – Community: Public Post 1, Public Post 2, Private Essay
Week 4 – Contexts: Public Post 1, Public Post 2, Private Essay
Week 5 – Midterm: Public Post, Midterm Critical Essay
Week 6 – Tactical Media: Public Post 1, Public Post 2
Week 7 – Collaboration: Public Post, Private Essay
Week 8 – Database: Public Post, Private Essay
Week 9 – Interdisciplinary: Public Post, Private Essay
Week 10 – Ethics: Public Post
Final Project
Final Project Reflection