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[UIUC] MDIA590 / IS596: AI + Democracy – Fall 2020: CRN: 63181 (MDIA590) / 73527 (IS596) – 4 credit hours

Object/Case Study Prompt - Textual Dimensions (due 9/29)

Textual dimensions: What key texts are involved in shaping framings and perceptions of your object/case study? What texts refer to it? What kinds of texts are these? Who produces them and who reads them? Where and in what organizations and institutions are the texts produced and read? What are the histories of these texts and how are they funded? What kinds of textual associations can be made and how does this matter?

Consider your object/case study. Now consider the question below. Take 30 minutes to browse online to find 1-2 key resources to draw into your response. Take 30 minutes to write a response to the below:

Textual dimensions: What key texts are involved in shaping framings and perceptions of your object/case study? What texts refer to it? What kinds of texts are these? Who produces them and who reads them? Where and in what organizations and institutions are the texts produced and read? What are the histories of these texts and how are they funded? What kinds of textual associations can be made and how does this matter?

Post your response to your Scalar page, and send the link for your Object Response along with your link for your Reaction to the Assigned Readings to asaychan@gmail.com by 8PM Tuesday 9/29.