USF Student Projects 2015-2019

Personal digital stories created by students in classes at the University of San Francisco (#usfca) Department of Media Studies, 2013-2019. Creative Commons: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc6HQe8tKphPl3Y9Ey8DxrcxNCfHWKdfA

The San Francisco Mime Troupe: Musical, political, satirical theatre in the parks Each fall, some students in USF's First Year Seminar: MS 195: 'Mashup: Culture and Pop in San Francisco' attend the San Francisco Mime Troupe's new production for the year. Below are some of their responses to the SFMT's political satire, musical comedy show - it ain't silent "pantomime," but slapstick "mimic," as in satire.  For more info on the SFMT and the new show each year, visit  http://www.sfmt.org ----- Fall 2018: "Seeing Red" Sudha & Sadasha: https://shenanigans.home.blog/2018/09/08/the-journey-begins/ Ethan:  https://ethan868719919.wordpress.com/seeing-red-on-a-sunday/ Ana:  https://asr-in-san-francisco3.webnode.com/l/sometimes-less-is-more/

  Final Projects: Comic book or video or photo story MS 195-02 Fall 2017 "Mashup:  Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco" University of San Francisco Department of Media Studies Check out these excellent student final projects for the #USFca First Year Seminar, "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco," Fall 2017!      As a final project, students created comic books/graphic novels, focusing on possible themes: "something I earned/experienced/found significant -- ... during my first semester at college/USF" or ... an idea or experience from this class" The comics were created using ComicLife 3, from http://plasq.com   Rachel: "Stressed but Socializing" https://rachelberneisthebeststudent.tumblr.com   Alina: "Unplug: An Epic Journey to Freedom from Technology"  https://alinafox.exposure.co/final-project Vittorio: "Cultural Hegemony"  http://1mynewaddrenss.blogspot.com Anna: "Anna and Ar

Dia De Los Muertos is NOT “Mexican Halloween”  Dia De Los Muertos is different. Rather than fearing death, people celebrate it. The spirits are not scary, they are welcomed to roam among the living and come to their altar.  Halloween has its origins in Celtic pagan traditions; Dia De Los Muertos comes from the indigenous people of Mexico.    Each November 2, students in USF's First Year Seminar, "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco" attend the Dia de los Muertos procession and festival of altars at Garfield Park in San Francisco's Mission district. Check out their stories:  2018 Sally: https://sallyhevans.wordpress.com / Dara: https://darasmediablog.home.blog/2018/11/15/daras-blog/ Maguire: https://sites.google.com/view/dayofthedeadblog/home =========== 2017

   Digital Detox Stories MS 195 fall 2016 "Mashup:  Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco" University of San Francisco Department of Media Studies Check out these excellent student projects for the #USFCA First Year Seminar, "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco," Fall 2016! First year university students went for 24 hours without electronic media (phones, internet, computers, video, etc. etc. etc.), keeping an extensive journal about their experiences. Their background research drew from articles, as well as these videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNi-KOcVrruiTPia2x0V6B0Et3ZPknV9d Here are some of the projects students created, describing their experiences and observations.  They also integrated a theory from their research articles and videos -- and also, if they chose, from media effects theories. Here are students' stories and observations about their experiences. Alida: https://medium.com/@alidajeannette/no-technology-no-prob

Final Projects: Comic book or video or photo story MS 195-02 Spring 2016 "Mashup:  Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco" University of San Francisco Department of Media Studies Check out these excellent student final projects for the #USFca First Year Seminar, "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco," Spring 2016!          [image:  sp2016] Final Projects Final student projects featured comic book/graphic novels, or short videos (3 min or less), or online text & photo stories. Content emerged through reflection techniques from Ignatian Contemplation and Paulo Freire, and focused on a few possible themes, "something I learned/experienced/found significant --       ... during my first semester at college/USF"  or       ... an idea or experience from this class" =============== THE PROJECTS:      University of San Francisco, First Year Seminar: MS 195: "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco"