Selected Topics in Language, Writing and Rhetoric: New Media Fairy Tales

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Fairy tales, historically told to entertain or caution children against danger, have migrated through time and been reinvented on social media platforms like Twitter, Tik Tok, and Instagram. The evolution of these age-old stories has broadened the audience, purpose, and arrangement of these tales, but the old themes—evil queens, isolated princesses, and brave heroes persist. This course will investigate how traditional fairy tales have evolved in the context of new media and analyze whether @redridinghood is still warning us about #bigbadwolves.