Why did you choose the text you did?  What interested you?  How did you react to what Zeynep Tufekci had to say?  How do you react to what your classmates have to say?

Blog post:  What does “Kiki Kannibal” demonstrate about the risks and rewards of social networking?  Is it a fair portrayal of those risks and rewards?  What else should be considered? Blog reply:  Reply to one classmate’s post.

What role does social media play in providing “surrogators” (219) from whose current experiences we can learn? Will that reverse our refusal “to use others as surrogates” (224)? Has it? Are digital media a means for observing how happy people … Continue reading →

After you finish reading Christian’s article, assess the impact of technology on human relationships, using ideas from Christian’s essay as support.  You may want to consider “statelessness” and/or “nexting.”

This question is based on QCR #1 on page 94.  Use the work that we did in class on Turkle and Gardner/Davis and your reading of the first part of Christian in your answer

BLOG post:  Answer question #1 of “Questions for Critical Reading” (on page 280).  You should quote from the article to illustrate your response.  

Read Appiah, pg 73-83. You need to read the whole section. In your group divide these sections with each student taking one: Local Agreements Changing Our Minds Fighting for the Good Winners and Losers Become an expert on your assigned … Continue reading →

What does the choice to “be perceived as powerful” (Levy 268) by acting, sounding, or looking like someone from a more powerful group tell us about the society we live in?  Does it work?  In other words, is what’s described … Continue reading →

Think back to the Muñoz reading where his stepfather accepts the “anglicized,” or English, version of his name.  In your opinion, would Yoshino consider Antonio’s acceptance of the name “Tony” to be an act of “covering”? Why or why not? … Continue reading →

Answer # 2 or 3 of the questions for critical reading by writing a comment.  Remember to read another student’s comment and come to class with your response.