SOCIAL MEDIA AS LITERATURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate definitions of literature in terms of literary elements that constitute genres Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate some possible relationships between genres and the cultures and contexts that shape them Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify social media use in terms of culture, context, literary elements, and genre Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create social media expressions based on culture, context, and the literary elements from specific social media genres Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze social media expressions based on culture, context, literary elements, and genre Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate ethical implications and possibilities of analyzing artistic and expressive communication online Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate definitions of literature in terms of literary elements that constitute genres Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate some possible relationships between genres and the cultures and contexts that shape them Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify social media use in terms of culture, context, literary elements, and genre Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create social media expressions based on culture, context, and the literary elements from specific social media genres Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze social media expressions based on culture, context, literary elements, and genre Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate ethical implications and possibilities of analyzing artistic and expressive communication online Audience: Undergraduate