John Kim
John Kim
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Hi and welcome to MCST 234: New Media Theories and Practices.

Weekly reading responses should be posted to your Medium account with the tag mcst234 before class the day readings are assigned. We’re using Medium because in contrast to other social publishing platforms, Medium supports and encourages longer form writing and more insightful, considered commentary. For these responses, you are asked to respond to argument(s) posed in the readings assigned for the the week. It should be evident that your response is a careful reflection and consideration of the readings. In addition, you are asked to think “with” a media object that helps to illustrate your response. In other words, choose a media object (this can be anything from a photo, image, video, audio, online environment, etc., but not one that is examined in the week’s readings), include it in your post, and write about how it helps shape and inform your response.

The written component of your responses should be maximum 600 words (about 2 pages double-spaced) and a substantive engagement with the readings/ideas/videos for the week. Some weeks I may ask for a response to a specific question I plan to make use of these during class discussions and will address their content, strengths, and how they can be improved, but I will not be giving every single students comments on these on a weekly basis. However, I’m happy to give you feedback if you request it.

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