English Literature (ENG) |
118 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-3911
English
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| ENG 486M New Media/Digital Cul |
4.00 cr. |
| Study of emerging media forms and techniques, such as digital cinema, video games, viral videos, and interactive media. Offered alternate years. Multilisted with CINE 486M. Repeatable twice for a maximum for 12 credits. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Burkert M |
Office:
235 PLC
Phone:
(541) 346-0272
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Not Open to:
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Freshman
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CRN |
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Instructor |
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26523 |
13 |
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1000-1120 |
tr |
132 GSH |
Burkert M |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| January 5: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 11: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 11: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 12: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| January 12: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| January 13: |
Add this course |
| January 13: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| January 19: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 19: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 23: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| February 23: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course explores how the ancient practice of storytelling is adapting to our digital world. Recent decades have witnessed the emergence of a range of new media narrative forms, including hypertext fiction, interactive data visualizations, dynamic maps and timelines, podcasts, video games, and augmented reality experiences, to name just a few. Yet these born-digital story forms draw on much older conventions of plot, characterization, setting, point of view, and audience interaction. In this class, we will read and study multimedia narrative texts of the “Internet age” (roughly 1990-present) alongside foundational works of narrative theory, which will help us interpret core storytelling elements as they are digitally remediated and reconfigured. Along the way, we will grapple with questions of perspective, experience, and identity that arise when telling our own and others’ stories, and we will debate what it means to ethically craft, consume, and critique narratives in a world of rapidly changing media technologies.
This course is designed for English and Cinema Studies students, and no prior technical experience or skills are required. Students taking this course as an elective for the Digital Humanities minor and/or the Data Science Cultural Analytics concentration will have the option to pursue more computationally intensive projects in line with their individual and program learning goals.
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