Spring 2014 DGST Courses

ARTS 104: Digital Approaches to Fine Art

J Urbanski; 12:00 – 1:45 TR; Melchers 208

This course introduces basic tools and techniques of computer generated art in the context of studio theory and practice.

COMM 370F: Social Media

P. Anand Rao; 11:00 – 12:15 TR; Combs 112

This is an intensive special topics class in which we will explore the theory and practice of social media with a focus on the use of social media by both individuals and groups. Students will explore the theories and concepts of online social networking, and develop an understanding of how social media strategies can be applied in a variety of settings.

CPSC 106: Digital Storytelling

A. Dean; 5:00 – 7:45 PM; Trinkle B6

People have been telling stories since the beginning of time., but how is story telling evolving in the digital age? This course explores how computers are being used to tell stories. We’ll study text-based technologies-blogging, the web- and how those models have changed the way we publish and disseminate narratives. Well also study the roles of audio, video, and images in narrative: computer animation, the ethics of altering digital images, and the Story Corps project. Students will use technology including blogs, virtual worlds, and computer games to create and tell their own stories.

ENGL 245: Intro to Film Studies

Antonio Barrenechea; 6:00 – 7:15 PM TR; Combs 139

Equips students to analyze and understand the art of film. Emphasizes narrative film (the dominant mode of filmmaking) within the Anglophone tradition (the dominant cultural producer of film).

ENGL 314: Literary Journal

Elizabeth Wade; Two sections: 1:00 – 1:50 and 2:00 – 2:50 MWF; Combs 349

Requires ENGL 302

A study of the contemporary national literary journal. Students also design and produce an on-line journal.

ENGL 376VV: Electronic Literature

Zach Whalen; 11:00 – 12:15 TR; Combs 349

A survey of historical and contemporary work produced in the genre of Electronic Literature, broadly defined as “born digital” texts meant to be accessed via digital technology. Sub-genres and modalities include: hypertext fiction, interactive fiction, playable media, net.art, and others.

Ask yourself: ShouldIsignUpForAClassOnElectronicLiterature.info ?

ENGL 451A: After Books*

Zach Whalen; 9:30 – 10:45 TR; Combs 348

HIST 428: Digital History*

Jeff McClurken; 11:00 – 12:15 TR; Monroe 211

The digital humanities, history and new media, and the creation of online historical resources.

MUTH 170: Intro to MIDI Composition**

Mark Snyder; 10:00 – 10:50 MWF; Dupont 207

PSCI 363: Mass Media Politics

Stephen Farnsworth; 8:00 – 9:15 TR; Monroe 114

Study of the role of the mass media in shaping political attitudes and events.

SPAN 413: Advanced Writing

Elizabeth Lewis; 9:30 – 10:45 TR; Combs 211