WELCOME TO COLLEGE WRITING R4B: Reading, Composition, and Research! with Carmen Acevedo Butcher, PhD—I go by Carmen (she/her)
The Meme and the Human: Digital Literacies ● Fall 22 ● 4 Units 23867/Sec16=Tu & Th 9:30am-11:00am PT ● 32533/Sec25=Tu & Th 12:30pm-2:00pm PT Zoom Office hours/Email first: Tu & Th, 11am–12pm & by appt cabutcher(at)berkeley.edu ● College Writing Programs: 510-642-5570 ● Office: Wheeler M14 To attend class: Add 5739025587 at the end of https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/ Students on the roll who do not attend the FIRST CLASS and who do not reach out PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLASS are dropped from the course since we have waitlist students.
Free Required Textbooks
With assistance from Cal librarians, I gained you FREE unlimited access to all books needed: You receive FREE ACCESS Title of Texts for CW R4B
Authors & Publishers, Date
You are here: a field guide for navigating Phillips, Whitney, & Milner, https://tinyurl.com/R4Bfieldguide
polarized speech, conspiracy theories, and our polluted media landscape
Ryan M. MIT Press, 2021
https://tinyurl.com/R4BMemes
Memes in digital culture
Shifman, Limor MIT Press, 2014
https://tinyurl.com/R4Bcraft
Craft of research
Booth, Wayne C., et al. U of Chicago Press, 2016
https://tinyurl.com/R4BCanvas
Digital course reader
Diverse authors
Important Dates to put in your calendars on class Day 1, and add alerts: Monday, Dec 5: your Chiang Research Festival presentation Monday, Dec 12, at noon (lunchtime), your Final Research Project is due Carmen’s Office Hours are conducted on Zoom at the same link as our classroom’s above. Office hours are TuTh 11:00am-12:00pm & by appointment. To meet, email Carmen first, to ensure 6 students aren’t arriving all at once! I open Zoom to meet with students who emailed me. I don’t sit with Zoom open, to avoid sitting in front of a blank screen. Email me when you want to make an appointment for a 15-minute conference. When you email, give me a few days/times that work for your busy schedule. I enjoy meeting with students some 8+ hours a week. If you’d like a conference, email me 2+ days before you want to meet. Last-minute requests are less possible as a semester passes, student demand increases, and a day’s hours stay the same. Day 1 Pro Tip: Cal Library hosts drop-in workshops (schedule is here). Register in advance, and receive an Exit Ticket to confirm attendance. You can also chat with a librarian 24/7 and make appointments with library staff.