Week 1 – 9/2

Introductions and syllabus

Week 2 – 9/9

Reading: Bijker, Hughes, and Pinch, The Social Construction of Technological Systems (Parts I and II)(Extra: Larry Cebula, “How to Read a Book in an Hour.”)

Correspondence assignments:
Brianna to Alyssa
Lauren to Matthew
Lex to Gideon
Discussion leaders: Ryan and Sharon

Week 3 – 9/16

Reading: Ong, Orality and Literacy

Correspondence assignments:
Ryan to Alyssa
Sharon to Lauren
Gideon to Matthew
Discussion leaders: Lex and Brianna

Week 4 – 9/23

Reading: Friedberg, The Virtual Window

Correspondence assignments:
Ryan to Lex
Brianna to Gideon
Matthew to Sharon
Discussion leaders: Lauren and Alyssa

Week 5 – 9/30

No class: Catch up on reading / individual meetings

Week 6 – 10/7

Reading: Campbell-Kelly, et al., Computer

Correspondence assignments:
Ryan to Matthew
Sharon to Lauren
Alyssa to Lex
Discussion leader: Gideon

Week 7 – 10/16

Reading: Wu, The Master Switch

Correspondence assignments:
Sharon to Alyssa
Gideon to Lex
Lauren to Ryan
Discussion leader: Matthew

Week 8 – 10/21

Reading: Bogost, How to Talk about Video Games

Correspondence assignments:
Matthew to Ryan
Gideon to Lauren
Lex to Alyssa
Discussion leader: Sharon

Week 9 – 10/28

Reading: Sunstein, #republic

Correspondence assignments:
Sharon to Ryan
Alyssa to Gideon
Lauren to Lex
Discussion leader: Matthew

Week 10 – 11/4

No class: Catch up on reading / Individual meetings

Week 11 – 11/11

Reading: Standage: The Writing on the Wall

Correspondence assignments:
Alyssa to Ryan
Lauren to Sharon
Matthew to Gideon
Discussion leaders: Lex

Week 12 – 11/18

Reading: Noble, Algorithms of Oppression

Correspondence assignments:
Lex to Ryan
Gideon to Alyssa
Sharon to Matthew
Discussion leader: Lauren

Week 13 – 11/25

No class: Thanksgiving

Week 14 – 12/2

Reading: Wajcman, Pressed for Time

Correspondence assignments:
Gideon to Lauren
Sharon to Lex
Alyssa to Matthew
Discussion leader: Ryan

Week 15

Final paper due 12/12/20