InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Nov 30, 2021Synthesis IIWe’re closing down to the finish line and considering the through lines and implications of this course, which has considered the rise of…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Nov 23, 2021Identity & AuthenticityThis course has been exploring the connections between the rise of digital platforms, disinformation, persuasion and propaganda…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Nov 16, 2021Algorithmic DiscriminationWe’re learning about facial recognition and voice profiling this week, and we’re thinking about how “natural” it has become to accept the…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Nov 2, 2021Computational PropagandaThe most chilling reading in this week’s collection comes from the New York Times, which reports on the rise of the disinformation…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Oct 26, 2021Suggestion TheoryReframing the Roots of Media Studies
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Oct 26, 2021Structures of PowerWe got a deep dive on the interplay between business, government, and the public as we read and discussed Freedom on the Net 2021, a report…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Sep 29, 2021On the Intimate & Ordinary#COM520 graduate students use Signal to chat about the 40-year legacy of Joshua Meyrowitz and Irving GoffmanA response icon1A response icon1
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Sep 21, 2021Then and NowWhen I asked my students to work with a partner to create a single slide to describe algorithmic personalization, they tackled this…
InMedia Studies COM520byRenee Hobbs·Sep 14, 2021Introduction to the CourseThis course examines persuasive genres in the context of algorithmic culture. Algorithms now shape our access to entertainment…
