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BROOKLYN COLLEGE
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Semester Syllabus / Discussion Notes
Draft. The details of the schedule are likely to change.
| Session | Date | Subject | Assignment (to be completed before class on the date assigned) |
| 1 | Jan 31 | Introduction | No Reading. |
| 2 | Feb 7 | The
Landscape of Media Criticism; Exploring and Explaining Media |
Read Levinson, Chapters 1, 2, 3; Read http://davis.foulger.info/research/unifiedModelOfCommunication.htm and http://evolutionarymedia.com/papers/hammerAsMedium.htm |
| 3 | Feb 14 | Read Allen, Introduction, Chapter One; Bring body of content to class | |
No Class. Conversion Day. Wednesday is a Monday at Brooklyn College. |
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| 4 | Feb 28 | Semiotics
(continued) Narrative Theory |
Read Allen, Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Mar 7 | Read Levinson, Chapters 4, 5, 6, First Annotated Bibliography Due. | |
| 6 | Mar 14 | Genre Theory |
Read Allen, Chapter 4; Levinson, Chapters 7 and 8; Short Paper 1 Due |
| 7 | Mar 21 | Read Levinson, Chapters 9 and 10; Read Allen, Chapter 3 | |
| 8 | Mar 28 | Read Allen Chapters 5; Optionally Read Allen, Chapter 7 | |
Spring Break |
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| 9 | Apr 11 | Read Allen, Chapters 6 and 8; Short Paper 2 Due | |
| 10 | Apr 18 | Read Allen, Chapter 9; Term Paper Introduction Due; Web Readings. See Online Syllabus for links.; Second Annotated Bibliography | |
| 11 | Apr 25 | Exam | First Complete Draft of Term Paper Due; Exam |
| 12 | May 2 | Uses of Media; Term Paper Presentations |
Read Levinson, Chapters 11, 12, 13; No Reading |
| 13 | May 9 | Term Paper Presentations | No Reading |
| 14 | May 16 | Read Allen, Afterword. Read Levinson, Chapters 14 and 15. Final Submission of Term Paper for Grading | |
| Final | May 23 | Final Exam Party | Formally scheduled from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, but will not start until 6:20pm. Term papers and, if possible, final grades will be returned at this time. |