AFR 321
Trending Black: Race & Social Media in the 21st Century
Spring 2015
Division II
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Class Details
The 21st Century ushered in new and exciting ways for people to communicate digitally. With the creation of social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more recently Vine, connecting with the world is literally one click, or selfie away. Though much of the attention around social media is focused on people with race and educational privilege, people of color have created their own spaces to curate, articulate, and produce culture. Through the methods of rhetorical criticism, critical discourse analysis, cultural criticism and ethnography, we will investigate the ways Africana cultures, specifically in the United States, utilize social media to shape community and influence popular culture. This course will give students hands-on experience analyzing various texts, and a deeper understanding of rhetorical methodologies.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 3951
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 3951
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based upon class participation, response papers, and a final research project
Prerequisites:
none
Distributions:
Division II
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AFR 321 - 01 (S) SEM Trending Black
AFR 321 - 01 (S) SEM Trending BlackDivision IIVaNatta S. FordMR 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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