Registration for spring 2015 courses opened on Monday, February 23. For those of you still searching for an extra class or two to add to your schedule, take a look below at three exciting new media related classes being offered next term.
AAD 421/521 Cultural Programming
CRN# 36192/36193
Time and Days: 10:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., Mondays & Wednesday
Room # LA 249
Instructor: John Fenn
Course description: In this course we will explore practice and theory related to arts and cultural programming in the public sector. A primary focus will be the intellectual history of public (or applied) folklore as it intersects with the field of community arts. Readings, guest speakers, and focused discussions will illuminate a range of opportunities available to cultural workers of varied backgrounds: folklorists, museum specialists, community arts managers, arts educators, creative advocates and artists. Exercises in project development (conceptualization, proposal writing, fieldwork plan) will provide opportunities to make initial forays into arts and cultural programming, or even to workshop an idea emerging across your research interests and academic coursework.
Chinese 607: Seminar on Digital Sinology
Monica E McLellan Zikpi Visiting Assistant Professor, Chinese Literature
CRN#: 31422
Time and Days: Thursday, 2:00-3:50
Room#: 110 PAC
Instructor: Monica E. McLellan Zikpi
Course description: This course will engage with studies and projects in Chinese literature, linguistics, or pedagogy. Sources will be in Chinese, English, or both, therefore previous Chinese language experience is required.
Journalism 610: Histories & Theories of New Media
Kim Sheehan, Professor, Honors Program Coordinator School of Journalism and Communication
CRN#: 33261
Time and Days: Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Room #: 307 ALL
Instructor: Kim Sheehan
Sample Syllabus
Course Description: The emergence of new modes of communication and interconnectivity brought about by the digital revolution have radically changed our notions of self, identity and society. This course will introduce students to the history of the new media as well as to the key theoretical issues that have emerged in its wake. We will begin by considering the relationship between technology and communication and by tracing the processes that have led to the creation of a new media order. We will then investigate some crucial topics and issues that have risen in the wake of these developments: information theory , code and law, digital capitalism, network theory, and digital politics. In conclusion, we will examine how the concepts, protocols and practices associated with the new media force us to refigure traditional modes of social and cultural theory.