Gender and TV script-writing
Gender and TV script-writing So “Who’s the Caboose?” is this 90s-era mockumentary about the process of auditioning during pilot season in LA. There are some sharp moments in the script referencing the...
View ArticleMedia Intervention Final Project
Media Intervention Final Project Background: This assignment was developed for a Media Literacy class, and it could be easily adapted for a variety of Media Studies classes (including classes on...
View ArticleDigital Media Tutorial Project
Digital Media Tutorial Project Background: This assignment is intended for classes that include an examination of new/digital media (e.g., Media Literacy, Media Studies, Digital Media & Society,...
View ArticleCOMM 3263W Media Literacy Summer 2012
COMM 3263W Media Literacy Summer 2012 Here is my syllabus from a condensed, writing-intensive Media Literacy course that I taught this summer. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!...
View ArticleGroup Activity on Pornography
Group Activity on Pornography For a session on “pornography” as part of a media literacy class, I have previously assigned the following two readings (see attached files) Dworkin, Andrea. Selections...
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Teaching Working Class representations
Teaching Working Class representations One of my favorite topics to teach is working class representations in the media. Although over 15 years old, Bettie’s article about Roseanne still resonates with...
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Media Literacy syllabi
Media Literacy syllabi This class was a 3000-level, writing intensive class. Both syllabi are very similar. The second syllabus includes more “alternative” readings such as blog posts and radio shows....
View ArticleAdvertising and Propaganda: Critical Approaches
Advertising and Propaganda: Critical Approaches Here’s my syllabus an intermediate level undergrad class introducing critical media studies approaches to advertising and propaganda. This was the first...
View ArticleIntro to New Media – Ursinus College
Intro to New Media – Ursinus College This course offers an introduction to thinking about relationships among emerging media technologies, everyday life, society, and history. We will be exploring...
View ArticleLand of Inopportunity: The Hunger Games’ Illustration of Work, Food, Class,...
Land of Inopportunity: The Hunger Games’ Illustration of Work, Food, Class, Gender and Race Inequality in the United States A Media Literacy Assignment by Dr. Chrys Egan, Salisbury University Suzanne...
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Collective Reading: Shot Analysis and Data Visualization in the Digital...
Collective Reading: Shot Analysis and Data Visualization in the Digital Humanities Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier DH and Media Studies Crossovers Vol. 3(3) Joel Burges, Nora Dimmock, and Joshua Romphf...
View ArticleShort Assignment: Using Anti-Surveillance Tools
Short Assignment: Using Anti-Surveillance Tools The purpose of this assignment is to ask student groups to give brief presentations on how to use online, anti-surveillance tools and analyze potential...
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