Identity, Citizenship, and Experience in the Age of Digital Reproduction:
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| Syllabus, Fall 2002 | Includes all pertinent information regarding course policies and deadlines, as well as contact information. |
| Web Crossing | The forum where (asynchronous) discussions take place. "Guests" are welcome to participate in discussions. Register by entering your name and a valid email address and then click on the appropriate link. |
| Form and Content Guideline Sheet | Establishes the formatting expectations for all papers in English 1101 and offers a few tips for developing arguments. |
| Citizen Assignment | An in-class activity designed to respond to Chris Hables Gray's concept of the "Cyborg Citizen" and John Perry Barlow's "Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace." |
| Strange Days Discussion Questions | A few questions to consider as you watch Kathryn Bigelow's compelling 1996 film, Strange Days |
| Paper Assignment 2: Identity and Digital Culture | Focuses on how a cultural text (TV show, film, comic, short story, or novel) addresses one aspect of the "identity crisis" defined by Sherry Turkle and addressed by Julian Dibbell |
| Benjamin Discussion Notes | Offers some context for Benjamin's classic essay, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." |
| Visual/Virtual Project Assignment Sheet | Assignment and suggestions for the major project in English 1101, a group project using "visual" skills to focus on an area of shared interest. |
| Brainstorming Visual/Virtual Culture Assignment | Offers notes, discussion, and resources for completing your visual/virtual project. |
| Blade Runner Discussion Questions | Questions to consider for our discussion of Ridley Scott's 1982 film, Blade Runner. |
| Martian Time-Slip Disucssion Questions | Discussion questions for Philip K. Dick's 1964 novel. |