About the Final Essay

I have been asked to remind everyone about what I’ll be looking for in the final essay.

It’s pretty straightforward- write 7-10 pages on something you love, and how you think it is or will be affected by the digital world. You may address the thing itself, or the culture that surrounds it. Preferably both, as they are somewhat inextricable in the end.

The easiest way to do this is probably to write down three to five things you are interested in — food trucks, concerts, hiking, literature, learning languages, fitness, religious enlightenment, cartoons — anything. Then sort out which stirs you the most, and seems like the best one to give an informed riff on.

What I’m looking for here is something like what I’m trying to do with the class itself – provide a mixture of context and theory, with real-world experiences of a topic.

Please email me if you want more information, or care to discuss all this, or just want to spitball some ideas.