Schedule

This schedule describes both what you are responsible for completing prior to class and what we will be doing each day during class. Annotations are due by 9:00pm on the evening prior to the class meeting. This provides me with an opportunity to review your annotations before we meet.

Though I will make every effort to keep to this schedule, it is subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class.

Introductions

9/3

• In class: Introductions - What is this class about, and what kind of work will we be doing?

9/5

• Reading and Annotation: Arendt
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and practice Hypothesis annotations

Defining the Problem

Lexicon of Lies

9/10

• Reading and Annotation: Lexicon of Lies pp1-10
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

9/12

• Reading and Annotation: Lexicon of Lies pp11-20
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Bullshit

9/17

• Reading and Annotation: Frankfurt
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

9/19

• Reading and Annotation: Frankfurt (re-read and re-annotate)
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Post-Truth

9/24

• Reading and Annotation: McIntyre pp1-62
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

9/26

• Reading and Annotation: McIntyre pp63-88
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

10/1

• Reading and Annotation: McIntyre pp89-150
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

10/3

• Reading and Annotation: McIntyre pp151-172
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Review and Exam

10/8

• Exam review session

10/10

• Exam 1 (Commonplace books submitted with exam)

Responses to the Problem

Media Literacy

10/15

• Reading and Annotation: CJR Special Report, "Making Media Literacy Great Again"
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

10/17

• Reading and Annotation: danah boyd, "Did Media Literacy Backfire?"
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Debunking

10/22

• Reading and Annotation: Nyhan and Reifler
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

10/24

• Reading and Annotation: Wood and Porter
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Demagoguery

10/29

• Reading and Annotation: Roberts-Miller, "Characteristics of Demagoguery"
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

10/31

• Reading and Annotation: Hahl et al
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Information Warfare

11/5

• Reading and Annotation: CBInsights - Memes that Kill: The Future of Information Warfare
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

11/7

• Reading and Annotation: Jared Prier - Commanding the Trend: Social Media as Information Warfare
• In class: Commonplace book sharing, discuss reading and Hypothesis annotations

Review and Exam

11/12

• Exam review session

11/14

• Exam 2 (Commonplace books submitted with exam)

Collaborative Research on Truth and Lies in the Digital World

11/19

• Group meetings for planning presentations and creating handout

11/21

11/26

• Dry run of presentations (all groups must participate and all group members must be present)

11/28

• NO CLASS, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

12/3

• Course evaluations
• Group meetings for planning presentations and creating handout

12/5

• Presentations

12/10

• Presentations