Course Description

From the Keene State College course catalog about "A Blog of One's Own: Women and Authorship in the Digital Revolution:

This course examines the ways in which information technology is reshaping the relationship between reader, writer, and text, and the role of women’s voices in the digital revolution. Readings to illuminate the meeting place between politics and pop culture will include: Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, Klein and Burstein’s Blog! How the Newest Media Revolution is Changing Politics, Business and Culture, and Riverbend’s Baghdad Burning. A semester-long research project will challenge you to explore and respond to a chosen topic related to social computing as a means of empowerment for women and other marginalized groups. Participation in group discussions and contribution to online weblogs and podcasts will aid in your development as self-aware participants in public discourse. No advanced computer skills are necessary to enter the course.

Welcome!

Beginning in the Fall 2007 semester, I will teach a Thinking and Writing (ITW 101) in the Arts and Humanities division of Keene State College. The name of the course is "A Blog of One's Own: Women and Authorship in the Digital Revolution.

The purpose of this blog is to provide a convenient method of communication between my current ITW 101 students and myself. I'll post announcements here, and my students will have posting privileges on this blog so they can ask questions about the course and assignments. We may also have guests on this blog from within the college community and beyond.

See my academic web page at the Keene State College site for more information; I'll be working on building the page as the course develops.