Media and Contemporary Readers

3 credits

Trends in reading over the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on reading communities and constructions of the reader as an identity category in face-to-face and online clubs, groups, and social networks. Includes literary and non-literary texts, images, platforms, and data. No Digital Humanities or computing experience required. Credit will be granted for only one of DIHU 407 or ENGL 407. Equivalent DIHU 407 Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level CULT, DIHU, ENGL, or FILM 100 and third-year standing. Equivalency: DIHU 407