During the first half of the course, we'll be investigating various methods for rhetorical and cultural criticism. We'll also be reading Henry Jenkins' documentation and arguments about digital "convergence culture." Think of them as models for your consideration as you decide 2 things: 1) the rhetorical situation you will analyze, and 2) the method(s) you will use. We will explore many approaches, most of which Jenkins does not employ. This is important because you will not be able to use all of the methods and theories you have studied as an English major in the "Writing and Culture Track." Like Jenkins, you will have to limit the material you study and the method(s) you use.
During the second half of the course, we will move to an economic (as opposed to cultural) analysis of digital communication in Wikinomics. With any luck, you will have settled on a rhetorical situation to analyze and method(s) for doing so. At the end of the course, we will hear your polished, rehearsed presentations.
I invite comments here if you have immediate questions and concerns.
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