Week 6
PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE TO CLASS TODAY. SORAYA MURRAY WILL BE OUR CLASS GUEST TODAY AND SHE WILL LEAD THE CLASS IN MY ABSENCE. I AM NOT ASSIGNING VIEWING MATERIALS FOR TODAY, AND THE READING AND PLAYING IS LIGHT. PLEASE COME TO CLASS PREPARED TO DISCUSS POREMBA'S INTRODUCTION.
CLASS TOPICS & ACTIVITIES
- Discussion on Read/Watch/Play/Explore materials due today
- Screening of Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley (2013; 1 hour 58 min)
- “Real|Unreal: Crafting Actuality in the Documentary Videogame,” dissertation by Cynthia Katherine Poremba. Read the Introduction, page 1-32.
- Project Syria (2014), by Nonny de la Peña (available in the Digital Scholarship Common's VizLab (see the "Games and Apps" section here).
- The Whale Hunt (2007), by Jonathan Harris
- Recommended/Optional: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2017), by Ink Stories
- Weekly journal: please note that for today, you will spend a few minutes sharing your entry with the class. While this is informally expected throughout the quarter, note that it is formally expected today.
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