Briefly situate the artifact in a larger social historical context (e.g. where/when it came from, what forces shaped the way it is now—outside research needed)
Write two essays to critically reflect on media’s impact on society. Select an artifact (e.g. a music album, a tape recorder, an iPhone app, a Facebook profile page, a video game, a concert ticket, a baseball jersey, a tattoo, a fingerprint, as long as you can make a case that it can be considered as […]