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| week 1 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, August 26 | introduction to the course and to each other
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read jean baudrillard's simulacra and simulation p. 1 -86 |
Thursday, August 28 due: technology literacy narrative |
discussion
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read jean baudrillard's simulacra and simulation p. 87-164 |
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| week 2 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, September 2 | discussion
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read CP p. 1-21 |
| Thursday, September 4
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discussion |
read CP p. 22-32 and cynthia selfe's technology and literacy in the twenty-first century p. ix-63 |
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| week 3 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, September 9 |
discussion | read cynthia selfe's technology and literacy in the twenty-first century p. 64-161 |
| Thursday, September 11
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discussion |
read howard rheingold's the virtual community intro & chapters 1 & 2 |
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| week 4 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday,
September
16
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discussion
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read howard rheingold's the virtual community chapters 3, 5, & 6 |
| Thursday, September 18
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discussion |
read howard rheingold's the virtual community chapter 11 and CP p. 33-46 |
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| week 5 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, September 23 | discussion
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read CP p. 47-71 |
| Thursday, September 25
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discussion |
read lisa nakamura's cybertypes intro and chapters 1 & 2 |
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| week 6 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, September 30
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discussion | read lisa nakamura's cybertypes chapters 3, 4, 5, and conclusion |
| Thursday,
October 2
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discussion |
read CP p. 72-97 |
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| week 7 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, October 7
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discussion | read CP p. 98-129 |
| Thursday,
October 9 |
discussion |
read CP p. 130-158 |
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| week 8 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, October 14
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no class: October break | |
| Thursday,
October 16
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discussion | read CP p. 159-177 and n. katherine hayles' how we became posthuman prologue and chap. 1
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| week 9 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, October 21 | discussion | read n. katherine hayles' how we became posthuman prologue and chaps. 2 & 3 |
| Thursday,
October 23
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discussion |
read n. katherine hayles' how we became posthuman prologue and chaps. 4 & 5 |
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| week 10 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, October 28 | discussion | read n. katherine hayles' how we became posthuman prologue and chaps. 6 & 8 |
| Thursday,
October 30
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discussion |
read n. katherine hayles' how we became posthuman prologue and chaps. 9, 10, & 11 |
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| week 11 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, November 4 |
discussion |
read howard rheingold's smart mobs intro and chaps. 1-4 |
| Thursday, November 6 |
discussion |
read howard rheingold's smart mobs chaps. 5-8 |
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| week 12 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, November 11 due: seminar paper proposals |
discussion | read neal stephenson's the diamond age part one p. 1-229 |
| Thursday,
November 13
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discussion |
read neal stephenson's the diamond age part two p. 230 -455 |
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| week 13 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, November 18
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discussion | prepare for presentation of group projects |
| Thursday,
November 20 due: group projects
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group project presentations |
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| week 14 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, November 25
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group project presentations
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| Thursday,
November 27
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no class: Thanksgiving
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| week 15 | agenda | for next time |
Tuesday, December 2 due: annotated bibliographies due |
catch up day |
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| Thursday, December 4
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final paper presentations
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| week 16 | agenda | for next time |
| Tuesday, December 9 | final paper presentations
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| Thursday, December 11
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final paper presentations |
due (December 15): final projects |