EMAC 4372-Civic Media
University of Texas at Dallas
I think students are capable of changing the world, but for this class we will just start with local communities.
Course Description:
Unlike prior forms of broadcast media, the digital network distributes the means of production and dissemination within the populace as a whole, replacing one to many communication with the many-to-many. While by no means egalitarian, the shift away from broadcast media to a more distributed form opens up a range of possibilities for communities to leverage the digital network and computational technologies to not only to communicate with each other but to work to solve their own problems.
In this class we are going to work to understand how the digital network can foster civic engagement, and be purposed to solve a wide range of citizen concerns.
To accomplish this goal, the class is divided into three sections: theory, research, and practice. In the first part of class we will read some of the key works on community building and the media’s role in empowering/disempowering citizens, with particular focus on the effect the digital network is having. Second, we will look at particular examples of Citizen Media and research what groups are doing, what has worked, and what has not. Finally the class will work in groups to make their own “Civic Media” projects.
From Here You Might Be Interested In:
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Current Assignment:
FIRST
(Each group should provide the link to their project and put any requests next to it. i.e. If you want other to follow your Facebook account, or Tumblr account say so.)
- Arts Group
- 24 Hour Study
- Parking
- Dallas LGBT - http://www.dallaslgbt.com/
- FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @dallaslgbt
- If you have a story to share, or know someone that would like to, PLEASE upload your video to your YouTube & send us the link! Thanks :)
- One Student to College
- Follow our tumblr
- & Like our page a follow us on twitter
- We'll have our live page in about three days while Paypal verifies our account.
- Drug Policy on Campuses
- Follow my twitter Campus Drug Policies @CampusPolicies
- like my page too!
- my site should be up live by the end of this week at the latest
- Animal Adoption - Photos For Fido
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Final Week:
-Class Project Presentations. Come to class prepared on Monday for your Final Presentations.
-The write up of you project is not do until May 9th.
Banner image from flickr user: kheelcenter
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