ENGH 308: Theory and Inquiry

ENGH 308-DL1: Social Media
(Fall 2024)

Online

Section Information for Fall 2024

ENGH 308 - DL1: Social Media

This course will examine the cultural, social, political, economic, and aesthetic implications of social media. Students will draw on theories and methodologies from the humanities to critique the ways in which social media platforms constrain the everyday practices of their users and to analyze the ways in which users subvert these constraints and repurpose social media for their own purposes. We will examine key themes surrounding social media (potential examples include echo chambers, personalization, surveillance, censorship, radicalization, toxicity, and spectacle) and engage a number of case studies that highlight key features of and scholarship about a diverse set of social media platforms (potential examples include: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, etc.).

ENGH 308-DL1 is an online asynchronous section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates a problem or debate central to the discipline of English. Teaches students how to read, understand, and engage with theoretical texts. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by English. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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