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# Connected Media Practices | # Connected Media Practices | ||
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- | ## To do | ||
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- | * Prep suggestions for final projects | ||
- | - MediaBuffs | ||
- | - Cryptocoin | ||
- | - MediaRadio | ||
- | - Up to you! | ||
- | * Guests | ||
- | - Nancy Watzman of Internet Archive (Memory) | ||
- | - Shu Yang Lin < | ||
- | - Access: Madeline Gonzalez Allen, Shamika | ||
- | * Integrate Ingrid' | ||
- | * Integrate EthicalOS toolkit: https:// | ||
- | * Provide adequate guidance on theoretical readings beforehand | ||
- | * Plan for alternate meeting on second or third week | ||
- | * Sign-ups for discussion-leading | ||
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- | ## Next time | ||
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- | * Consider building around this open textbook: https:// | ||
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**MDST 5001** | **MDST 5001** | ||
- | What happens when we stop taking | + | What are the economies |
## Instructor | ## Instructor | ||
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## Objectives | ## Objectives | ||
- | | + | * Gain fluency in the idioms of dominant entrepreneurial cultures |
- | * Develop a repertoire for strategic engagement with digital infrastructure | + | * Develop a repertoire for strategic engagement with digital infrastructure |
- | * Practice social entrepreneurship and teamwork | + | * Practice social entrepreneurship and teamwork |
## Expectations | ## Expectations | ||
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Throughout the semester, each student will (as a percentage of the total course grade): | Throughout the semester, each student will (as a percentage of the total course grade): | ||
- | * Each week, turn in on Canvas before class time and be prepared to share in class a *Connection* **(20%)**, which includes: | + | * Each week, turn in on Canvas before class time and be prepared to share in class a *Connection* **(25%)**, which includes: |
- | * a pitch for an entrepreneurial idea related to the week's topic, including a problem, an opportunity, | + | * a sketch, in text or images, of an entrepreneurial idea related to the week's topic, including a problem, an opportunity, |
- | * a explanatory, critical reaction | + | * a explanatory |
- | * Be an active participant in every class discussion and demonstrate thoughtful engagement with the course materials, augmenting them with relevant sources **(20%)** | + | * Be an active participant in every class discussion and demonstrate thoughtful |
* At one class meeting during the semester, develop an imaginative way to lead the discussion of the week's assigned materials **(10%)** | * At one class meeting during the semester, develop an imaginative way to lead the discussion of the week's assigned materials **(10%)** | ||
* Hold at least one in-person meeting with instructor during the course, by appointment **(5%)** | * Hold at least one in-person meeting with instructor during the course, by appointment **(5%)** | ||
- | If you cannot attend a class meeting | + | If you cannot attend a class meeting on a given week, please discuss the reason ahead of time with the instructor. Otherwise it will affect the participation grade. |
#### Whitepaper project | #### Whitepaper project | ||
- | The core of this course is a group-based project to propose, in detail, a networked enterprise for social impact. This may involve the development of a concept for a new network or a recommendation for dramatically improving an existing one. The whole class may work on a single project together, or students may work in groups of at least two. Plan for considerable collaboration time outside of class. Groups of students will each produce a [[whitepaper]] outlining the structure, function, and economy of their proposed enterprise. **(40%)** | + | The core of this course is a group-based project to propose, in detail, a networked enterprise for social impact. This may involve the development of a concept for a new network or a recommendation for dramatically improving an existing one. The whole class may work on a single project together, or students may work in groups of at least two. Plan for considerable collaboration time outside of class. Groups of students will produce a [[whitepaper]] outlining the structure, function, and economy of their proposed enterprise. **(40%)** |
Each student will: | Each student will: | ||
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* Take responsibility for one section of their group' | * Take responsibility for one section of their group' | ||
* Articulate a challenge or problem and present background research on how other enterprises have addressed similar challenges and what options could be explored | * Articulate a challenge or problem and present background research on how other enterprises have addressed similar challenges and what options could be explored | ||
- | * Present | + | * Present |
- | * Engage with at least 2 assigned materials from the course in a sophisticated fashion | + | * Engage with at least two assigned materials from the course in a sophisticated fashion |
The whitepaper project is a process, not just a result, including (with grades as a percentage of the project total): | The whitepaper project is a process, not just a result, including (with grades as a percentage of the project total): | ||
- | * Research plan of 500--700 words, | + | * Research plan of 500--700 words, |
* Complete draft in time for [[:peer review]] **(15%)** | * Complete draft in time for [[:peer review]] **(15%)** | ||
* Participation in peer review of two fellow students' | * Participation in peer review of two fellow students' | ||
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* Work together to foster a respectful, mature, convivial community based on discussion, accommodation, | * Work together to foster a respectful, mature, convivial community based on discussion, accommodation, | ||
* Adhere to all [[university policies]] regarding academic integrity, accessibility, | * Adhere to all [[university policies]] regarding academic integrity, accessibility, | ||
- | * Respect | + | * Respect |
* Refrain from the use of [[screen devices]] during class, except upon agreement with the instructor or for reasons of accessibility | * Refrain from the use of [[screen devices]] during class, except upon agreement with the instructor or for reasons of accessibility | ||
- | If you find yourself in a position where lack of access to food, housing, health care, or other basic needs interferes with your studies, consider seeking support from the [Dean of Students](https:// | + | If you find yourself in a position where lack of access to food, housing, health care, or other basic necessities |
### Calendar | ### Calendar | ||
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All due dates are at 9 a.m. in the appropriate Canvas assignment: | All due dates are at 9 a.m. in the appropriate Canvas assignment: | ||
- | * Research plan: October 8 | + | * Research plan: 10/14 |
- | * Whitepaper draft: | + | * Whitepaper draft: |
- | * Complete whitepaper peer reviews: | + | * Complete whitepaper peer reviews: |
- | * Whitepaper final: | + | * Whitepaper final: |
## Units | ## Units | ||
- | The units of the course probe strategies | + | The core text for this course is an open-access textbook: Michelle Ferrier and Elizabeth Mays (eds.), _[Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship](https:// |
- | * July Malloy | + | ### Entrepreneurialism |
- | As we develop our whitepaper projects, we will also make use of: | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Joseph A. Schumpeter, "[The Creative Response in Economic History](https:// | ||
+ | * Campbell Jones and André Spicer, "[The Sublime Object of Entrepreneurship](http:// | ||
+ | * Lilly Irani, " | ||
- | * Simone Cicero, _[The Platform Design Toolkit](http:// | + | ### Idea (9/16) |
- | Other assigned materials are organized on a weekly basis as follows. | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Fred Turner, " | ||
+ | * Jay Kirby and Lori Emerson, "[As If, or, Using Media Archaeology to Reimagine Past, Present, and Future](http:// | ||
- | ### Social: Building community | + | ### For whom? (9/23) |
- | | + | * Ferrier and Mays: "[Customer Discovery](https:// |
- | * Mark Zuckerberg, "[Building Global Community](https://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-zuckerberg/building-global-community/ | + | * Shoshana Zuboff, "[Big Other: Surveillance Capitalism and the Prospects of an Information Civilization](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/jit.2015.5)," |
- | * Hannah Arendt, "[The Public and the Private Realm](http://frontdeskapparatus.com/files/arendt.pdf)," | + | * Jennifer Brandel, Mara Zepeda, Astrid Scholz, and Aniyia Williams, "[Zebras Fix What Unicorns Break](https://medium.com/@sexandstartups/zebrasfix-c467e55f9d96)" (March 8, 2017) |
- | ### Producers: Means of production | + | ### Reciprocity (9/30) |
- | | + | * Ferrier and Mays: "[Business Models for Content & Technology Ventures](https:// |
- | * Gina Neff and David Stark, "[Permanently Beta: Responsive Organization in the Internet Era](http://www.researchgate.net/publication/242439654_Responsive_Organization_in_the_internet_Era)," | + | * Juliet B. Schor and William Attwood‐Charles, "[The ' |
- | * Deen Freelon, Lori Lopez, Meredith D. Clark, and Sarah J. Jackson, _[How Black Twitter and Other Social Media Communities Interact with Mainstream News](https://knightfoundation.org/features/twittermedia)_ (Knight Foundation, 2018) | + | * Yochai Benkler, "[Peer Producton, the Commons, and the Future of the Firm](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/ |
- | ### Enterprise: Choosing economies | + | ### Guest visit (10/7) |
- | * In _Social Media Archeology_, | + | ### Nonprofitism |
- | * Pierre Bourdieu, "[The Forms of Capital](https:// | + | |
- | * Jennifer Brandel, Mara Zepeda, Astrid Scholz, and Aniyia Williams, " | + | |
- | ### Protocols: Rules for freedom | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Andrea Smith, " | ||
+ | * Nathan Schneider, "[An Internet of Ownership: Democratic Design for the Online Economy](https:// | ||
- | * Tim Berners-Lee, | + | ### Precariat |
- | * Fred Wilson, "[The Golden Age of Open Protocols](https:// | + | |
- | * Alexander R. Galloway, _Protocol: How Control Exists after Decentralization_ (MIT Press, 2014): [Introduction](https:// | + | |
- | * Brian McCullough, " | + | |
- | ### Platforms: Points of connection, points | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Miriam Cherry, " | ||
+ | * Guy Standing, "[The Precariat](https:// | ||
- | * Jose van Dijck, _[The Culture of Connectivity: | + | ### Leverage |
- | * Juliet Schor, "[The Platform Economy](https:// | + | |
- | * Juho Makkonen and Cristóbal Gracia, _[The Lean Marketplace: | + | |
- | ### Governments | + | * Ferrier |
+ | * Kim-Mai Cutler, "[The Unicorn Hunters](https:// | ||
+ | * Pierre Bourdieu, "[The Forms of Capital](https:// | ||
- | * In _Social Media Archeology_, | + | ### Speech acts (11/4) |
- | * Yu-Tang Hsiao, Shu-Yang Lin, Audrey Tang, Darshana Narayanan, and Claudina Sarahe, " | + | |
- | * Zeynep Tufekci, "[How Social Media Took Us from Tahrir Square to Donald Trump](https:// | + | |
- | * Six Silberman, " | + | |
- | ### Access: Haves and have nots | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Kira Hall, " | ||
+ | * Judith Butler, " | ||
- | * In _Social Media Archeology_, | + | ### Circulation |
- | * Virginia Eubanks, "[The Digital Poorhouse](https:// | + | |
- | * Alan Mills, Nanjira Sambuli, Joana Varon, and Renata Avila, " | + | |
- | * World Wide Web Consortium: " | + | |
- | ### Attention: Who watches | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Jodi Dean, " | ||
+ | * World Wide Web Consortium, " | ||
- | * Cathy Hannabach, " | + | ### Impermanence |
- | * Jodi Dean, " | + | |
- | * Tim Wu, " | + | |
- | ### Money: You are being bought | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Gina Neff and David Stark, " | ||
+ | * Jo Freeman, "[The Tyranny of Structurelessness](https:// | ||
- | * Brett Scott, "[The War on Cash](http:// | + | ### Adventures |
- | * Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant, " | + | |
- | * Aaron Wright and Primavera De Filippi, " | + | |
- | ### Education: You are being taught | + | * Ferrier and Mays: " |
+ | * Mirca Madianou, " | ||
+ | * Alan Mills, Nanjira Sambuli, Joana Varon, and Renata Avila, " | ||
- | * In _Social Media Archeology_, | + | ### Celebration |
- | * Ivan Illich, " | + | |
- | * Smolenski, Natalie, _[Academic Credentials in an Era of Digital Decentralization](https:// | + | |
- | ### Play: As opposed to what isn't | + | Whitepaper presentation and discussion |
- | * Mary Flanagan, " | ||
- | * Veronica Belmont, " | ||
- | * _[How to DiscoTech](http:// | ||
- | ### Memory: Which is really everything | + | ## Further resources |
- | * In _Social Media Archeology_, | + | * [Ethical OS](https://ethicalos.org/) |
- | * Safiya Umoja Noble, "[Google Search: Hyper-visibility as a Means of Rendering Black Women and Girls Invisible](https://search.proquest.com/docview/ | + | * [Platform Design Toolkit](https://platformdesigntoolkit.com/) |
- | * Jay Kirby and Lori Emerson, "[As If, or, Using Media Archaeology to Reimagine Past, Present, and Future](http:// | + | |
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