COMM1060 · Communication

Anti-Social Media

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

This is a one-credit Pass/Fail course. Do you ever wonder what toll social media might be taking on your mental health? Do you long to 'break up' with your phone and live in the moment? This one-credit (pass-fail) seminar examines student anxieties about technology habits and experiments with practices of mindfulness. The course orients you to think and act more purposefully as a 'whole person'--in keeping with the Jesuit ideals of attentiveness and character formation--as opposed to one who is screen-dependent. Short readings, fun viewings, meditative journal entries, and small-class discussions will focus on the social, psychological, and emotional consequences of digital experiences (including friendships, learning, privacy, dating, and so on). Students will also set one #goal per month, of their choosing, to try to live differently with their tech habits--self-examining how that change feels and what insights emerge.