Penn opened a class called "The Life on the Internet"

At the beginning of next semester, the English Department of Penn will open a special course ENGL 111.301--"The Life on the Internet" (wasting time on the Internet).

The target audience of this course is creative writing, English majors. Well, the more interesting thing for the lecturer, he is the famous poet Kenneth Goldsmith (his Twitter).

I don't know, KG? Well, the son of the internet, Aaron Swartz, ever heard of it? Last year, to commemorate the ag,kg of the relevant content are printed out, affixed to the wall.

Oh, sounds a very simple lesson? Too Young Too Simple, it's not easy to get a. You think you're playing BuzzFeed?

While "Wasting time" on the Internet, you have to create your work (like a teacher). Students will be in class with laptops, in "3 hours, staring at the screen, can only chat online, play SNS, community, or interact with the robot." ”

In addition, you have to read John Cage, Siegfried Kracauer, Betty Friedan and other works.

"Distraction"? , multitasking, aimless wandering are all necessary practice. ”

Want to challenge? Please click here for the official course description.

Incidentally, I recommend a movie, "The son of the Internet," about the story of AG.