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Hey Guys! Post any questions you have about the course right here. Have a good one :)

(Feel free to ask and answer questions you have about the course here....Norman and I will monitor this page for accuracy, but it's actually frequent that students will ask and answer their own questions here well. user:mlwjones)

I would just like to know if there is anyone who would l​ ike to switch tutorials with me??I am enrolled in the 8-9 session I would like to switch to the 6-7 session.. pls do let me know
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Thanks:) Rhianna

|| Lab changes are probably best handled in the discussion tab on the main page - see if you can match your collective needs there. Do leave contact information so you can actually arrange it! Let us know if you find a successful match so we can make a note of it on the class list. user:mlwjones || After reading the Manovich article I was wondering if you could clarify a point. I am having trouble distinguishing the nuances of the difference between what Manovich considers New Media and Cyber Culture. Manovich positions the aspect of ‘social’ as being the dividing element between the two fields. However, the nature of New Media has such a large ‘Social’ component to it also. Is his position a way to distinguish between instances where humans use a technological medium to communicate from one another directly – to instances where cultural objects are more indirectly distributed to the public at large?
 * Hello Prof. Jones,

Thanks, Alex Beduz || He's more interested in technical form than cultural studies - agreed he does seem to allow cultural elements to sneak back in, but it's more from a technological determinism foundation - e.g., directly tied to the nature of new media as digital - vs. a more cultural studies point of view - e.g., how producers/consumers construct or use digital media. || I think there may be a problem with the link for the second reading on October 8th
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Thanks. || Fixed it. user:mlwjones || I was just wondering wether we are allowed to do the analysis on any type of comic book or does it specifically have to be a graphic novel?
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Thanks, Rhianna || Some would argue there's no real difference - "graphic novel" was invented to represent serious comics as more adult - "comic book" has a negative connotation in terms of serious work - but Marjane Satrapi is fine with calling Persepolis a comic and McCloud's position on comics as serious media doesn't depend on throwing away the word comic.

That noted, comic strips - e.g., daily newspaper bits - are limited in their scope, and their compilation books are as a result as well. And some derivative books - e.g., Simpsons comics - are generally derivative in content, character, plot, etc, and usually in art form as well. Very surface, as McCloud would put it. There's often not much there to look at and find interesting observations. || When are we deciding group members and how many can it be? || Considering the upcoming deadlines (November 5), I would start creating my groups now. You should keep it between 3 and 4 members. user:norman_v || Ryan || There's already a page called "List of Comics" (under "Comic Creation") that links back to everyone's assignments. ||
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 * Hi, it might be better to see other students' comics if there is link page all listing comic assignment alltogether. Is it okay if I edit nevigation to add all in one students' comics?