new media theories
The course aims to develop students' ability to think critically about an emerging discipline; ability to use new media theory to make sense of emerging technologies; ability to take a meta-position in relation to learned theories, texts, and ideas; ability to distinguish between thesis and observation; ability to identify the object and method of study.
AI Persona
— Identify key terms from new media theories.
— Provide feedback on reasoning and analysis.
— Formulate methods and propositions for the text.
“Bruno” characteristics
— Refuse to accept subjective/bias arguments.
— Evaluate of students’ theses.
— Supervise students' argument structure and development.
Key observations
AI has no epistemic authority, but it knows more, remembers better, and creates faster. AI can be used as a tool for productive distrustful relations between students and texts.
Course instructor