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How has life online contributed to new ideas of identity, language and community? In this topic, you will be introduced to Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman's theory of front region and back region, and you will be asked to consider what these theories mean in relation to your own everyday use of the internet.
How has life online contributed to new ideas of identity, language and community? In this topic, you will be introduced to Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman's theory of front region and back region, and you will be asked to consider what these theories mean in relation to your own everyday use of the internet.
1st reading: China bans children from late-night gaming to combat addiction
2nd reading: Front and back stage behaviour
3rd reading: The science behind why we take selfies
4th reading: Going viral
5th reading: Online news
6th reading: Fake news
7th reading: The language of the web
8th reading: Adventures in Twitter fiction
9th reading: Evidence
10th reading: The final paper that you want from me
1st reading
1st reading
"China bans children from late-night gaming to combat addiction"
"China bans children from late-night gaming to combat addiction"
Homework: This topic has its own vocabulary of words, idioms, slang and jargon. To start learning its vocabulary, do this homework: Read the article below and look up new words, writing them down in the glosses document.
China bans children from late-night gaming to combat addiction | World news | The Guardian.pdf
Gloser (glosses)
Gloser (glosses)
I skal slå gloser op i ordbogen - Gyldendals Røde eller f.eks. Ordbogen.com (men aldrig Google Translate!), hvor I kan se ordklasser - og så skriver I både oversættelsen af de ord, I slår op, og den ordklasse, ordet tilhører, her i fællesdokumentet. Hvis man er uenig i en bestemt oversættelse, kan man tilføje sin egen.
2nd reading
2nd reading
Front stage and back stage behaviour
Front stage and back stage behaviour
Homework: Read the article on page 2-3: "Front stage & Back stage". There are glosses in the margin of the pages. If you look up additional ones, write these down in the glosses document.
gonline-goffmans-front-and-back-stage (2).pdf3rd reading
3rd reading
The science behind why we take selfies
The science behind why we take selfies
Homework: read the article by James Kilner on page 2-3, and underline or note down the reasons he gives us for why people take selfies.
gonline-the-science-behind-selfies (2).pdf4th reading
4th reading
Going viral
Going viral
Homework: Watch the TED-ed video "Why videos go viral". Take notes on why they do that, according to Kevin Allocca.
Viral videos rarely benefit a greater world good. More often than not, they're just a source of income for a lucky few, or they provide a cheap laugh on someone else's expense. Here, we are introduced to the reasons why videos go viral, and you are invited to discuss the qualities (or lack thereof) and consequences (positive or negative) of such videos.
Viral videos rarely benefit a greater world good. More often than not, they're just a source of income for a lucky few, or they provide a cheap laugh on someone else's expense. Here, we are introduced to the reasons why videos go viral, and you are invited to discuss the qualities (or lack thereof) and consequences (positive or negative) of such videos.
gonline-going-viral (4).pdfCinematic Communication.pdf5th reading
5th reading
Online news
Online news
gonline-online-news (4).pdf- Do you follow the news? Why or why not?
- Where do you get your news from?
- What are your favorite news items?
6th reading
6th reading
Fake news
Fake news
gonline-fake-news (2).pdf7th reading
7th reading
The language of the web
The language of the web
gonline-language-of-the-web (2).pdf8th reading
8th reading
Adventures in Twitter fiction
Adventures in Twitter fiction
gonline-adventures-in-twitter-fiction (2).pdf9th reading
9th reading
Evidence
Evidence
gonline-evidence (3).pdfelliottholt (1).pdf10th reading
10th reading
The final paper that you want from me
The final paper that you want from me
gonline-the-paper (3).pdfPage updated
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