This assignment is designed to give students a space to reflect on the discussions and ideas we have been covering in class thus far through a case study. The class has discussed different approaches to defining and implementing the idea of citizenship and role of digital media technologies in this process. For this assignment, I want you to choose a particular organization, group, event, hashtag or movement that you will study through the critical, conceptual lens of digital media and citizenship offered in class discussions and readings.
Every student will write a five-page report on how an activist group or civic organization uses digital media technologies in their struggle for equality, justice, citizenship and/or rights. In addition to describing the organization’s use of digital media for civic engagement, the paper will also evaluate and critique such use in light of the concepts and arguments discussed in class or in the course readings. The report will offer a case study of digital media use for civic and political engagement. Read this example for inspiration: https://goo.gl/pjgfSg
