Story Telling in the Digital Age

Credit Units

Credit Hours 

Course Title

Course Code

Theory:  2

Practical: 0

Clinic, Field,: 

2

Storytelling In a Digital Age

English

ENGL 462

الأدب في العصر الرقمي

Arabic

Corequisites

Prerequisites

Study Level

-

Critical Approaches to LiteratureENGL 308

8

Course Main Objective (concise and precise statement without bullets): 

The main objective of course is 

This course asks why is it so necessary to tell stories? What impact does the way we tell tales have on how we view the world? How can the language or media we use influence how a story is received? This course focuses on non-print mediums used for storytelling. Storytelling in a Digital Age looks at the development of new technologies and how they were and still are employed to tell stories. Text, photos, video, audio, social media features (e.g. Tweets), and interactive elements are all examples of mediums used in digital storytelling. A digital story is a multimedia presentation with a narrative structure that incorporates a range of digital elements (a story). In response to the new demands of the information age, students need to be capable of integrating technology across the field of literature.This course will introduce to students the fundamental concepts and tools needed to create a digital story.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) (limit 4-6 CLOs):

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1

Knowledge and Comprehension

Aligned PLOs*

1.1

Discuss the development and features of born-digital literature.

K2

2

Skills 

2

2.1

Apply interpretive models and close reading practices to digital, multimodal, screen-based works.

S1

2.2

Present critical views toward digital literature effectively in speech and/or in writing.

S4

3

Values

3

3.1

Work effectively in groups to facilitate teamwork.

V1

Course Content:                                                                                                                        

-History and growth of radio as a medium for storytelling. 

- Modern podcasting.

- Surveys of successful podcasts both in English and in Arabic with an emphasis on local content providers. 

Ideally if labs are provided the second half will consist of collaborating on a podcast using these pieces as well as producing a live internet radio show focusing on social, literary and cultural efforts both on and off campus.

Textbook (s) (include the latest references with full details using standard format e.g. APA, MLA etc):

Gloviczki, P. J. (2021). Mediated narration in the digital age: Storying the media world. U of Nebraska Press (One Chapter may be unsuitable)

Karia, A. (2015). TEDtalks Storytelling: 23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks. Akash Karia

McCracken, E. (Ed.). (2017). The Serial podcast and storytelling in the digital age. New York: Routledge.

As this is an emerging and relatively new field, articles may be more appropriate.