Great Works Symposium

 

About the Course

UNIV 241,  Thursdays, 6:00-8:50 p.m.
University City Campus

In democratic societies, the media has long played a crucial role in the public sphere by keeping the people informed and the government accountable for its actions. Yet, the age of mass media has seemingly robbed the public sphere of this critical capacity. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Media & Democracy course will examine this trend in media, as well as the emergence of new information and communication technologies that might reinvigorate an informed and engaged democratic citizenry. We will seek to answer the question, “Is new media technology a democratizing force and, if so, to what extent?”

Find this course online under "University-Wide Courses." For further information, contact Scott Knowles at sgk23@drexel.edu.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 14th, 6pm in LeBow Room 240 - As part of the Great Works Symposium's current course on "Media and Democracy," freelance video game designer Jason Rohrer will give a talk on the roles of video gaming and free culture in emerging media. With game designs that explore complex and subtle aspects of the human condition, his work has bolstered the acceptance of games as a serious art form. Rohrer's games have been shown at festivals and art exhibitions in Park City, Toronto, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Lleida, Spain. His 2007 release, Passage, received widespread critical acclaim, with Wired's Clive Thompson writing, "More than any game I've ever played, it illustrates how a game can be a fantastically expressive, artistic vehicle for exploring the human condition." His 2008 release, Gravitation, won the Jury Prize at IndieCade. Rohrer was selected for inclusion Esquire's December 2008 "Genius Issue" along with 27 other innovators. He lives with his spouse and two children in the rural town of Potsdam, New York, where they pursue a simple, frugal lifestyle.

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