I recently helped to teach an online course called “Public
Culture” at Royal Roads University. The incomparable Dr. Phillip Vannini, who I work with,
was the professor, and the goals of the course were two-fold: teach the
concepts and theories around cultural studies, and give the students real-world experience in popularizing
academic research.
The projects were as varied as the students themselves, and
it was delightful to watch their concepts come to life and help them learn
about pitching, writing for mainstream audiences, video production, and turning
academese into plain language.
I learned a few things from the students, too.
