Week One: Digital Rhetoric

October 1

Introduction to Digital Rhetoric
New Media Reader #47 - J. David Bolter, "Seeing and Writing"
Manovich Ch. 1 Language of New Media ("What is New Media?")
Bogost Ch. 1 Persuasive Games ("Procedural Rhetoric")Media Inventory Due

October 3

Where the Boys Are: Early Social Media
The Memex and Xanadu

Required: New Media Reader #2 - Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think"

Recommended: New Media Reader #30 - Theodor H. Nelson, Literary Machines J.C.R. Licklider, "The Computer as a Communications Device"

Welcome from Judi Franz

Domain Name Thought Experiment Due

October 5

Extra Credit Event!

Grand Text Auto

The Work of Course Authors Nick Montfort and Noah Waldrip Fruin on Display!

Beall Center

Symposium 1-5PM, Performances 6-8PM


 

FarCry - Mollio