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

Educational mediator