INFO 4940

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INFO 4940
Special Topics in Information Science

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

Study of topics not currently covered in INFO offerings, as determined by faculty and student interest.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one studio. Combined with: COML 4281, ENGL 4705, INFO 6940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Human Centered Design and Engaged Media

  • 10274 INFO 4940   SEM 105

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    What happens when Greta Thunberg tears into the EU? Or Banksy interrupts Disney World? Or Black Lives Matters confronts the justice system? How can we help local communities use media to address their concerns? This course mixes seminar, studio, and field activities to explore community-engaged media through hands-on study of media activism, human centered design, and project-based learning. Students combine cultural analysis and media production to study how artists and activists engage audiences in direct action and civic engagement. We’ll draw on fields of performance studies, human-computer interaction, and media theory to study how artists and activists use media to create social engagement. Working as critical design teams, we will work with local schools and community organizations on an on-going civic storytelling project.

  • Topic: Human Centered Design and Engaged Media

  • 10275 INFO 4940   STU 505

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person