Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Jan 04, 2009, 11:01 AM
People often ask me why I don't "take on" those "dumbest generation" and "coming of the dark ages" types who make silly generalizations supported by sloppy logic and bad history about how technology (what is "technology" exactly?) is throwing us to the dogs. I don't have time! This era is far too exciting as a time of learning to be whining about what no longer exists. More constructively, I herewith post the syllabus for the other course I'm teaching this term, as I leave my leave and return to the classroom after a decade as an administrator. I posted the syllabus for "This Is Your Brain on the Internet" earlier (http://www.hastac.org/node/1832). This is for a highly "traditional" English class, a graduate course on "The Early American Novel and Other Fictions." As you will see, it could also be subtitled "This Is Your Brain on the Internet."