Readings

Our readings come primarily from Ouellette & Gray (2017), Keywords for Media Studies (KMS), with additional readings peppered throughout the course. All required readings are included in the course site as listed below.

Introduction

• Introduction
• New Media

Part 1: Identity

• Section media: I Am Not Your Negro (on-demand streaming via Kanopy)
• Identity
  • The Best Four Years of Your Life? (Vox)
• Gender
• Feminism
• Queer
• Race
• Intersectionality

Part 2: Technology

• Section media: All You Need is Kill (novel) and Edge of Tomorrow (on-demand streaming coming soon)
• Technology
  • It’s Hard to be a Moral Person. Technology is Making It Harder. (Vox)
• Data
• Network
• Infrastructure
• Agency
  • Designing Agentive Technology: AI That Works for People (chapter)

Part 3: Convergence

• Section media: Watch the Music with Mark Ronson, episode 1: Auto-Tune (streaming on Apple TV+)
• Assemblage
  • Convergence (chapter)
• Flow
• Gaze
• Surveillance