{"id":22519,"date":"2023-06-30T09:56:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-topic-presented-can-be-anything-media-related-from-taking-a-position-on-video-gaming-to-critically-examining-specific-shows-platforms-networks-representation-channels-or-the-consequences-of\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T09:56:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:56:52","slug":"the-topic-presented-can-be-anything-media-related-from-taking-a-position-on-video-gaming-to-critically-examining-specific-shows-platforms-networks-representation-channels-or-the-consequences-of","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-topic-presented-can-be-anything-media-related-from-taking-a-position-on-video-gaming-to-critically-examining-specific-shows-platforms-networks-representation-channels-or-the-consequences-of\/","title":{"rendered":"The topic presented can be anything media-related, from taking a position on video gaming to critically examining specific shows, platforms, networks, representation, channels, or the consequences of binge-watching. The topics are yours to explore."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You will prepare, research, and record a 6-8 minute oral PowerPoint presentation (8-10 slides) exploring a media topic of interest. The topic presented can be anything media-related, from taking a position on video gaming to critically examining specific shows, platforms, networks, representation, channels, or the consequences of binge-watching. The topics are yours to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Remember to keep the project narrow enough to do the following within the allotted time:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffAssert an original position on the topic that is imaginative and considers the complexities of the issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffConsider the alternative or opposing cultural dimensions of the problem or topic, which should include the positive and negative impact of culture on the media and vice versa, the impact of media on culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffThoroughly present evidence and reflectively question your own bias.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffIncorporate at least five current research references (including textbook) for&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: unset; color: var(--color-1); font-family: var(--ion-font-family, inherit); text-align: initial;\">articles, quotes, and images that back up various points of view.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffExamine whether your position changed after more research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffMake sure your conclusion is logical and considers opposing viewpoints while it also highlights your position to expand the issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeffUse your presentation to expand on, rather than simply to read, your slide bullet points.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">The following questions, adapted from L. M.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Sacasas&#8217; &#8220;The Questions Concerning Technology,&#8221; might help you to develop a position on the relationship between media and culture:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffHow does this media or cultural practice affect one&#8217;s experience of time and\/or place?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffWhat actions, behaviors, desires, or feelings does the use of this media or cultural practice cultivate or displace?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffHow does consuming this media shape one&#8217;s vision of the good life or attitudes towards others?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Whom, if anyone, does this media empower and\/or disempower, and how?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffWhat kinds of cultural assumptions or values emerge in the media?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will prepare, research, and record a 6-8 minute oral PowerPoint presentation (8-10 slides) exploring a media topic of interest. The topic presented can be anything media-related, from taking a position on video gaming to critically examining specific shows, platforms, networks, representation, channels, or the consequences of binge-watching. The topics are yours to explore. 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