Zeitgeist in Zigzag™
Semester of Creation
Fall 12-1-2019
Submission Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Sergio Figueiredo
Course Number
PRWR 6850
Course Title
Writing for Interactive Media
Description of Work
Zeitgeist in Zigzag™ is an experimental writing and simple interactive media production project using humor, primarily sarcasm and parody, to position select conflicting aspects of often opposing modes of thinking and communication. This work is modeled on historical and modern forms of humor as found in the works of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and Walt Kelly (the Pogo comic strips of the 1960s and 1970s), and others.
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Comments
Develop an Individual, Interactive Media Project
This project requires specific research methodologies used ethically and purposefully in the composition of the project. For the benefit of readers, a discussion of research methods and practices into the project itself has been provided.
In addition to the project, an artist’s statement is also provided that addresses in detail the research focus, purpose and production process for this individual project.
The final project should be 5,000-7,500 words and include at least 6 original, self-produced, non-alphabetic media elements (e.g., videos, audio recordings, animation, digital games, GIFs, etc.)—if your project focuses more on non-alphabetic writing, my expectation is that your transcripts will be the equivalent of 5,000-7,500 words. The media you choose to use should be purposeful and appropriate to your particular treatment of the collection’s theme, with at least three different kinds of interactive media being intentionally and purposefully integrated into your project.