Supplemental Videos

This is a list of engaging and interesting videos related to social media, digital media, and digital writing, which can be used as supplemental content in a college-level Digital Writing course.

You might ask students to write a summary of a lecture, or write a paper in response to an argument. You could ask students to watch a video and share their perspective for a weekly discussion board post.

Video List

Bogost, Ian. “Ian Bogost—Procedural Rhetoric (Media Systems #7).” YouTube, uploaded by playableUCSC, 24 September 2013, youtu.be/VFaqguc_uNk.

Lanier, Jaron. “Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI.” YouTube, uploaded by Lex Fridman, 6 September 2021, youtu.be/Fx0G6DHMfXM.

Lanier, Jaron. “Jaron Lanier: How the Internet Failed and How to Recreate It.” YouTube, uploaded by UC Santa Cruz Arts, Lectures, and Entertainment, 11 May 2020, youtu.be/KNOlqzMd2Zw.

Lanier, Jaron. “Jaron Lanier Interview on How Social Media Ruins Your Life.” YouTube, uploaded by Channel 4 News, 15 June 2018, youtu.be/kc_Jq42Og7Q.

Carroll, David. “Why It’s Important to Care about Data Rights, Facebook, & ‘The Great Hack’ w/David Carroll.” YouTube, uploaded by Hot 97, 30 August 2019, youtu.be/mx2vYRsf7ag.

Odell, Jenny. “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy | Jenny Odell | Talks at Google.” YouTube, uploaded by Talks at Google, 8 August 2019, youtu.be/izjlP9qtmBU.

Odell, Jenny. “Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing—XOXO Festival (2019).” YouTube, uploaded by XOXO Festival, 23 October 2019, youtu.be/dveUrpp6vs8.

Turkle, Sherry. “Sherry Turkle: Technology and Empathy after COVID-19.” YouTube, uploaded by American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 15 July 2020, youtu.be/DqjqcB9GjxA.

Lindybeige. “Rhetoric Is Not Just Rhetorical.” YouTube, uploaded by Lindybeige, 14 June 2017, youtu.be/_z3pe_OSZrQ.

“The 3 Methods of Persuasion | Rhetoric—Aristotle.” YouTube, uploaded by Freedom in Thought, 25 March 2018, youtu.be/y5z3zWJIthI.

Lawrence, Dan. “Plato and the Technology of Writing—Major Themes in Plato’s Phaedrus—The Myth of Theuth.” YouTube, uploaded by Dr. Dan Lawrence, 1 December 2021, youtu.be/hSVN7w-8dHg.

“The Question Concerning Technology (& Social Media)—Heidegger.” YouTube, uploaded by Then & Now, 22 November 2018, youtu.be/rN0V7qtjmUU.