MEETING DETAILS

• MON 8PM Online Screening
• TUES 1.30-4.15 Class (Readings due by class -- this is a must to be able to participate with one another and learn from the class)
• FRI 10am-12pm Louisa's office hours
• FRI Weekly Discussion Response #1 Due
• SUN Weekly Discussion Response #2 Due

KEY FOCI

In today’s digital culture, remix functions as a core tool of self-authorship and community formation. This course examines the history and current state of digital remix cultures.

• What forms of remix creativity do we see online? How do they convey meaning, mood, and emotion?
• How can we contribute to & participate in spaces of remix authorship? Why might we choose to do so?
• How do remix logics shape authorship in social media spaces?
• How do remix cultures and aesthetics differ in varying social media spaces including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter?
• What is the cultural, aesthetic, and political impacts of remix creativity within these social media spaces?
• What is the cultural and political power of remix authorship in our culture more broadly?

We explore a range of remix works across media, with a focus on video. Students will produce remix video works as part of this course’s exploration of the logics, aesthetics, and impact of remix culture.

ABOUT ME

I’m Louisa Stein, your professor for FMMC 276: REMIX CULTURE & SOCIAL MEDIQA. I’m a professor in the Film and Media Culture Department, and my teaching and research focus on audience, fandom, audience authorship, and remix culture. I’ve written a book on Millennial Fandom, and am an editor on the recently-published [A Tumblr Book](http://I%E2%80%99m%20Louisa%20Stein,%20your%20professor%20for%20FMMC%20358:%20Theories%20of%20Spectatorship,%20Audience,%20&%20Fandom.%20I%E2%80%99m%20a%20professor%20in%20the%20Film%20and%20Media%20Culture%20Department,%20and%20my%20teaching%20and%20research%20focus%20on%20audience,%20fandom,%20audience%20authorship,%20and%20remix%20culture.%20I%E2%80%99ve%20written%20a%20book%20on%20Millennial%20Fandom,%20and%20am%20an%20editor%20on%20the%20forthcoming%20A%20Tumblr%20Book.%20(In%20the%20past%20I%E2%80%99ve%20co-edited%20books%20on%20the%20BBC%E2%80%99s%20Sherlock%20and%20Teen%20TV.)%20I%20also%20make%20video%20remixes,%20or%20vids,%20myself,%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20especially%20interested%20in%20the%20way%20fan%20video%20traditions%20can%20be%20brought%20in%20conversation%20with%20the%20evolving%20field%20of%20videographic%20criticism.%20%20If%20you%E2%80%99d%20like%20to%20know%20more%20about%20my%20work,%20take%20a%20look%20at%20my%20website%20and%20feel%20free%20to%20follow%20me%20on%20twitter%20@l_e_s./). (In the past I’ve co-edited books on the BBC’s Sherlock and Teen TV.) I am currently editing a book on Transcultural Fan Video, and my most recent work focuses on digital engagement on TIkTok and Instagram for the series The Untamed and on transcultural kpop fan practices. I also make video remixes and video essays myself, and I’m especially interested in the way fan video traditions can be brought in conversation with the evolving field of videographic criticism.

If you’d like to know more about my work, take a look at my website and feel free to follow me on twitter @l_e_s.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS