A 2500 word essay exploring the cultural implications their own everyday digital practice. To complete this task, you should: 1. Select an example of everyday digital culture in a country other

than Australia 2. Describe and analyse the expressive and interactive aspects of your example as a social practice. 3. Describe and analyse how the popularity of your example engages with and/or relies upon collective cultural norms in your chosen country. 4. Describe and analyse how your example helps us to understand cultural diversity in the world's digital cultures. 5. Offer conclusions about the contribution of your example to the wider field of global digital cultures (referring to one or more of the issues explored in the COMU 3300 course). Breakdown of Assessment: In marking the content of your essay, the proportional breakdown of marks will be as follows: • A well chosen example that allows effective execution of the essay components, with effective use of academic referencing, spelling and grammar (component 1 above) (10 out of 40 marks). • Demonstrated capacity to analyse the cultural dimensions of a specific social practice in your own words (components 2, 3 above) (10 out of 40 marks) • Demonstrated capacity to analyse your example of digital culture with reference to the cultural norms of a specific country (components 4, 5 above) (10 out of 40 marks) • Demonstrated capacity to draw critical conclusions with reference to academic debates on global digital cultures (components 6, 7 above) (10 out of 40 marks).