Intro to Media

COMM 1021 – Introduction to Media Studies Extra Credit Assignment

Description: Create an annotated bibliography of the following four essays:

Ott, B. L. (2010). The visceral politics of V for Vendetta: On political affect in cinema. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 27(1), 32-47. doi: 10.1080/15295030903554359

Ott, B. L., & Aoki, E. (2002). The politics of negotiating public tragedy: Media framing of the Matthew Shepard murder. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 5(3), 483-505. doi: 10.1353/rap.2002.0060

Ott, B. L., & Keeling, D. M. (2011). Cinema and choric connection: Lost in Translation as sensual experience. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 97(4), 363-386. doi: 10.1080/00335630.2011.608704

Ott, B. L., & Lazić, G. (2013). The pedagogy and politics of art in postmodernity: Cognitive mapping and The Bothersome Man. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 99(3), 259-282. doi: 10.1080/00335630.2013.806816

Procedures: (1) use the “doi” number at the end of each citation to search for and download these articles from the Auraria Library Website: http://library.auraria.edu/; (2) carefully read each article; and (3) write a two paragraph response in which you (a) summarize the argument of the essay and (b) present your own personal reflections on the essay. Format: Include the complete bibliographic citation for each essay (as provided above) before the corresponding two-paragraph summary and reflection. The summary and reflection paragraphs should be roughly 100 words each. The paper must be typed and double-spaced. Use a 12-point font with one inch margins and staple your paper in the upper left-hand corner. Points: You can receive up to 5 points for each essay you properly annotate. The extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of 20 points. Due: The extra credit assignment is due in class on Thursday, December 5.