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Platformed Analysis

In the “Generation Like: Youth and New Media” unit, we explore the way the
proliferation of social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and
Snapchat—and since those lectures were written, TikTok—have reshaped
our understanding of entire generations. It builds on our large discussion on
the impact of social media on society at large, and specifically with our
relationship to ourselves and to other people (Please find the attached first file for your previous work on Generation Like Documentary)
In this project, your task is to use social media in order to comment on how
we as a society are grappling with changes in new media technology. In the
Application Analysis assignment (Please see the attached second file fo your previous work on Application Analysis assignment), you considered how the design of different
applications was shaped by the chosen platform and the affordances
associated with it.

Now, in the Platformed Analysis, you’ll test the affordances
of different platforms by choosing an application ( In this case, you chose the Instagram) as a medium to reflect on
course content, creating something that can spur further conversation about
the cultural dynamics of new media technology.
Using material from the “Generation Like: Youth and New Media” unit, you’ll
utilize a social networking application in order to reflect on the documentary
Generation Like along with at least one other course reading. Please use the following:

• An Instagram story featuring at least 15 discrete photos or
videos
o Past student projects: A low-rent recreation of celebrity Instagram posts,
polling fellow students about their social media habits.

You can discuss:

• Spreadable Media(Please see the attached 3rd file for your previous work on the Spreadable media)

You will also write a two-page (12pt, double-spaced) reflection paper
explaining your Platformed Analysis and should address the following questions:
• What made you choose this particular application (in this case, Instagram) to address your
chosen topic? How did the specific affordances of the chosen social
application shape your project?
• Did you face any challenges executing your idea with the technology
involved? What did you learn from those challenges?
• What did you want those who engage with your analysis to take away
from it?
• How did completing this project change your perspective on the
relationship between new media technology and youth culture?