For this assignment, you’ll do a rhetorical deep dive into an (art)ifact of New Media. Artifact is just a term used to describe an item of art. Whatever you choose, you will be making a claim about what the argument is and how it is convincing its audience of that argument through its different elements (rhetoric). Example of a claim that doesn’t quite say things about the world: Black Panther is a great film full of awesome effects.
Example of a claim that does: Black Panther fuses Marvel technology with contemporary politics to create commentary on the experiences of Black people in the United States.
Choose one of the following: 1) Movie 2) Documentary 3) TV Show 4) Selection of Music (full album, select songs from an album, select songs/music videos from the same music artist, etc.) 5) Other, as approved by me
Tips/Advice: Use the methods we have discussed (Rhetorical Situation, SOAPSTone, CAMPD, Rhetorical Appeals/Techniques, etc.) to analyze your artifact.
● You should seek to approach your artifact first as a universal audience viewer/listener. Then you should approach it from an analysis lens.