Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director David Finchers 2010 film The Social Network tells the somewhat fictionalized origin story of Facebook. It also, in many ways, tells a story about America. The movie grossed $97 million during its US theatrical run and was nominated for Best Picture, making it a national pop culture icon in its own right. Using at least one text from our last unit (see the list below) as well as at least one additional course text of your choosingthis means that I assigned it for homework and it is on the course readerwrite an essay that determines the vision of America that The Social Network communicates.
In responding to this prompt, consider whether this vision is positive or negative (if theres a value judgment at all) and which dynamics are most significant to your argument (economic, racial, gendered, generational, etc).
Texts to choose from
– From the Instamatic to Instagram: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales
– The Evolution of #Black Twitter by S. Craig Watkins
– Slactivism: Raising Awareness by Brian Dunning
– Where Twitter and Feminism Meet by Mariame Kaba, Andrea Smith, Lori Adelman, and Roxane Gay
– Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet by Ronald J. Deibert
– Generation Why by Zadie Smith
Be sure that your essay includes a thesis statement that directly and specifically responds to the prompt. Organize your paper carefully, making sure that paragraphs are guided by topic sentences, and support your claims with specific textual evidence.
Your essay must:
Be 4-6 pages in 12 point font
Be double-spaced (no extra spaces between paragraphs)
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