NMIC 4002 - Neighborhood Narratives

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

Neighborhood Narratives is an out-of-the-classroom New Media interdisciplinary education project. It introduces students to the concept of locative media, where all types of media (analogue, digital, text, sound, image, etc.) are applied to real places and thus trigger real social interactions. The class researches the relationship between the self and place, the reciprocal action between what we carry with us and how we find our way through an urban landscape. Students design their own projects, using alternative methods that tie their stories to the environment at hand. The class provides a context within which to explore new and old models of communication, community and exchange. Neighborhood Narratives links the Philadelphia main campus of Temple University with its international campuses in London, Tokyo and Rome. The international network of classes videochats with each other throughout the semester, sharing their experiences and projects. All the location-based stories from each site are connected and archived using the web and mobile telephones. The final assignments are presented on location in the city.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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