ClassInfo - Fall 2017 English Classes

Fall 2017 | ENGL 4722 Section 001: Alphabet to Internet: History of Writing Technologies (34529)

Instructor(s): Michael Hancher
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017

Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 303

Course Catalog Description:: Equivocal relation of memory and writing. Literacy, power, control. Secrecy and publicity. Alphabetization and other ways of ordering world. Material bases of writing. Typographical design/expression. Theories of technological determinism.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mh+ENGL4722+Fall2017
Class Description:: Technologies of writing--the alphabet, handwriting, printing, and electronic text--and their cognitive and social consequences. Topics include writing and memory; literacy, power, and control; printing, language, and national identity; alphabetization and other ways of ordering the world; secrecy, privacy, and publicity; typography, legibility, and design; the future of reading after the Internet. Readings will range from Homer and Plato to Wikipedia, Facebook, Google, and Twitter.
Exam Format:: 65% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
15% Class Participation
10% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: "Other Evaluation" is 10% for online comments on readings. The "basic course requirements" (mentioned in the University definitions of course grades) include regular attendance.
Class Format:: 40% Lecture
60% Discussion
Workload:: 60 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Also 5 online comments on readings.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34529/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 1 March 2017

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