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Spring 2024 Seminar with Shannon Mattern at the University of Pennsylvania

  • About the Class
    • Learning Goals
    • Course Resources
    • University Resources
    • Changes to the Syllabus
    • Acknowledgments
    • 🚧 Working Syllabus as a Big, Messy Google Doc
  • Requirements + Assignments
    • Practical Matters: Devices, Deadlines, Submitting Work
    • Ethical Matters: Intellectual Honesty, AI, Academic Freedom, Inclusion
  • Schedule + Readings
  • Our Field Guide

Portfolio Category: Schedule + Readings

Week 1: January 27: INTRODUCTIONS 

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Week 2: January 30: MAPPING THE LOCAL 

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Week 3: February 6: LOCAL NEWS LEGACIES / LIBRARY AS MEDIA HUB

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Week 4: February 13: THE STATE OF LOCAL NEWS / LOCAL MEDIA AUDITS / INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS 

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Week 5: February 20: REMEDIATING LOCAL NEWS ECOLOGIES

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Week 6: February 27: PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION

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March 5: NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK

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Week 7: March 12: LOCAL RADIO / FIELD GUIDE PLANNING

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Week 8: March 19: COMMUNITY NETWORKS + LOCAL WEBS

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Week 9: March 26: THE POST OFFICE 

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Week 10: April 1 + 3: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS / April 5: PROPOSALS DUE

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Week 11: April 9: AMBIENT LOCAL DATA

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Week 12: April 16: FIELD GUIDE WORKSHOP / PLUG-IN LESSON 

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Week 13: April 23: FIELD GUIDE WORKSHOP

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Week 14: April 30: FINAL PRESENTATIONS + CELEBRATION 

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