Class, Mon, 12/02

Of Interest

Elisa Gonzalez, “A Failed Essay on Privilege“, The New Yorker, 11/04/2019

Essays on Medium

Fastwrite

I’d like you to think once again about the affordances of writing on the screen versus writing on the page. What changed when you moved your piece online—both in terms of style and substance, what you wanted to say and how you said it? What features of Medium did you find yourself “leveraging or resisting”?

Be ready to take us to two moments in your Medium essay that you are especially proud of. What would you most like to draw our attention to in your writing”?

To Do

1. Wed, 12/04, class: We will continue our conversation about your Medium essays. I’ll also ask you to complete the University course evaluations and to respond (anonymously, in writing) to some more informal questions I have for you about this course.
2. Tues, 12/10, 11:00 pm: If you wish, you may submit one more draft of your final project—either as a print essay or on Medium. In either case, I’d ask you to send me an email in which you point out the main changes and additions you made to your piece.