Class Attendance and Participation (20%)

As an upper-year university course, students are expected to attend class weekly and actively participate in class discussion. A large part of your grade will be determined by your ability to contribute meaningfully to class discussion. This means the assigned readings for each week should be completed prior to the start of class, as we will dedicate class time to discussing them. Recommended readings are presented in various weeks to give you additional inspiration for your final research project or paper, should you wish to pursue that topic further. Your participation grade can also include your activity on the class blog – you can respond to blog posts by your classmates – and can also include your Tweets during and after class. The class blog can be found at https://film3610g.movie.blog/

and the class hashtag will be #FILMPUBLICS3610. At its very core, this is a course about sharing information – so it just won’t work without your thoughtful participation.