Dan Williford

Author: Dan Williford

  • Writing for Digital Media

    Writing for Digital Media

    Writing for Digital Media: Crafting Stories for the Digital Age

    Excited to share a sneak peek into my course, Writing for Digital Media! This class is all about mastering the art and science of creating compelling content for the digital world. From social media posts to blogs, interactive narratives, and beyond, students will explore how to write effectively for various platforms and audiences.

    Here’s what the course covers:

    • Digital Storytelling Techniques: Learn how to engage audiences with captivating narratives that work across platforms.
    • Audience Analysis: Understand who you’re writing for and how to connect with them authentically.
    • Critical Information Literacy: Develop skills to evaluate online content and craft ethical, credible work.
    • Writing with AI Tools: Discover how tools like ChatGPT can enhance your creative process and productivity.

    Through hands-on projects and collaborative exercises, students will gain practical experience and build a portfolio of work tailored for the digital landscape. Whether you’re looking to boost your writing skills for marketing, journalism, or creative pursuits, this course provides the foundation to succeed in the digital media world.

    Have you ever thought about how writing changes in a digital-first world?

  • No Straight Lines – Justin Hall

    No Straight Lines – Justin Hall

    Fantagraphics (August 6, 2012)

    Justin Hall is an award-winning cartoonist and sits on the board of Prism Comics, a non-profit supporting LGBT comics. He teaches comics at the California College of Art.

    Lambda Literary Award Winner, 2013 – LGBTQ+ Anthology

    Collecting the world’s greatest LGBT comics under one cover.

    Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, and imagination. This book celebrates this vibrant artistic underground by gathering together a collection of excellent stories that can be enjoyed by all.

    No Straight Lines showcases major names such as Alison Bechdel (whose book Fun Home was named Time Magazine’s 2006 Book of the Year), Howard Cruse (whose groundbreaking Stuck Rubber Baby is now back in print), and Ralf Koenig (one of Europe’s most popular cartoonists), as well as high-profile, cross-over creators who have dabbled in LGBT cartooning, like legendary NYC artist David Wojnarowicz and media darling and advice columnist Dan Savage. No Straight Lines also spotlights many talented creators who never made it out of the queer comics ghetto, but produced amazing work that deserves wider attention.

    Until recently, queer cartooning existed in a parallel universe to the rest of comics, appearing only in gay newspapers and gay bookstores and not in comic book stores, mainstream bookstores or newspapers. The insular nature of the world of queer cartooning, however, created a fascinating artistic scene. LGBT comics have been an uncensored, internal conversation within the queer community, and thus provide a unique window into the hopes, fears, and fantasies of queer people for the last four decades.

    These comics have forged their aesthetics from the influences of underground comix, gay erotic art, punk zines, and the biting commentaries of drag queens, bull dykes, and other marginalized queers. They have analyzed their own communities, and their relationship with the broader society. They are smart, funny, and profound. No Straight Lines will be heralded by people interested in comics history, and people invested in LGBT culture will embrace it as a unique and invaluable collection.Color and black-and-white comics throughout

    Comics Come Out: Gay Gag Strips, Underground Comix, and Lesbian Literati

    Joe Johnson: Miss Thing

    Shawn: Gayer Than Strange

    Charles Ortlieb and Richard Fiala: Christopher Street

    Trina Robbins: Sandy Comes Out

    Trina Robbins: Gertrude and Alice

    Mary Wings: Child Labor

    Roberta Gregory: Protecting Yer Morals

    Lee Marrs: My Deadly Darling Dyke

    Joyce Farmer: Slice of Life

    Nazario: selections

    Carl Vaughn Frick: The Tortoise and the Scorpion

    Howard Cruse: Billy Goes Out

    Howard Cruse: Wendell

    Kurt Erichsen: Home Movies with the Spinster Sisters

    Jerry Mills: Poppers (Love, Surfers)

    Donelan: untitled

    Jeff Krell: Jayson Gets a Visitor

    Tim Barela: Leonard and Larry (Til Tricks Do Us Part)

    Burton Clarke: Cy Ross and the Snow Queen Syndrome

    Robert Triptow: I Know You Are But What Am I?

    Ralf König: Roy and Al (Sniffing Around)

    Ralf König: Greek Lessons

    File Under Queer: Comix to Comics, Punk Zines, and Art During the Plague

    David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook: 7 Miles a Second (selection)

    Ivan Velez, Jr.: untitled

    Carl Vaughn Frick: Watch Out!

    Jerry Mills: Poppers (Sex Object, Dark)

    Jaime Cortez: Sexile (selection)

    Jennifer Camper: selections (AIDS/Women to Avoid, What They Say About Her Now, Household Sadists, A Letter to Heterosexuals)

    Rupert Kinnard: Cathartic Comics

    Diane DiMassa: Hothead Paisan Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist (TV, Blow U Away, Superman)

    Roberta Gregory: Bitchy Butch World’s Angriest Dyke

    Leanne Franson: Rip Up Those Roles

    Leslie Ewing: Why You Will Never See Me at a Lesbian Sex Club

    Joan Hilty: selections (Door Dyke, I Was a Celebrity Plaything)

    Alison Bechdel: My Own Michigan Hell, The Power of Prayer

    Alison Bechdel: Dykes to Watch Out For (#436, #437)

    Alison Bechdel: Oppressed Minority Cartoonist

    Andrea Natalie: Stonewall Riots

    Michael Fahy: selections (Fortune Cookie, Fuzz Butt Frenzy, Bad Date Haiku)

    Craig Bostick: Funnel of Love

    Roxxie: Boys and Sex

    Craig Bostick: Replacement

    Robert Kirby and Dr. Travers Scott: Instruction

    Robert Kirby: Curbside Boys

    Craig Bostick: By Accident

    David Kelly: Steven’s Comics (Learning to Swim, Swimming with Guppies, The Treehouse, Eaten Alive!)

    Craig Bostick: Falling

    Sina Evil: Cigarettes

    Jennifer Camper: selections (Ramadan, America)

    Tom Bouden: Things Not To Say or Do After Having Sex, More Things Not to Say or Do After Having Sex

    Eric Orner: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

    Eric Orner: Weekends Abroad

    Victor Hodge: Click Download

    Steve MacIsaac: In Plain Sight

    Fabrice Neaud: Emile (excerpt)

    David Shenton: Sunday

    A New Millennium: Trans Creators, Webcomics, and Stepping Out of the Ghetto

    Joey Alison Sayers: Just So You Know (Springtime, Freaking Out the Parents)

    Gina Kamentsky: T-Gina (Is GRS For Me?, Altered Ego)

    Dylan Edwards: Outfield, Trannytoons

    Annie Murphy: Androgyne

    Tristan Cane and Ted Naifeh: How Loathsome (excerpt)

    Edie Fake: Fuck Me Like This, L.A. Silence (excerpt)

    Erika Moen: DAR (Worst Things I’ve Done to my Partners During Sex, We’re Getting Laid, So Much Pussy)

    MariNaomi: Alyssa Part 2

    Leanne Franson: Sensitive Straight Boy

    Maurice Vellekoop: Soap

    Dan Savage and Ellen Forney: My First Time…in Drag!

    Ivan Velez, Jr.: If I Were a Drag Queen…

    Ellen Forney: How to be a Fabulous Drag Hag!

    Ariel Schrag and Kevin Seccia: Ariel and Kevin Invade an LA Dyke Bar

    Paige Braddock: Jane’s World (excerpt)

    Tim Fish: Voodoo You Do So Well!

    Glen Hanson and Allan Neuwirth: Chelsea Boys (One Fine Brother)

    Chuck McKinney and Chino: From the Cellar (Shrinky Dink, Traffic Jam)

    Francois Peneaud and Roger Zanni: The Gardener

    Tony Breed: Finn and Charlie are Hitched

    Christine Smith: The Princess

    Isabel Franc and Susanna Martin: Alicia in the Real World (excerpt)

    Justin Hall: I No Longer Cared

    Eric Shanower: Happily Ever After

    Jon Macy: Teleny and Camille (excerpt)

    Rick Worley: A Waste of Time

    Andy Hartzell: Date With an Angel

    BiL Sherman: My Obsession with Frankenstein’s Monster!!!

    Carrie McNitch: You Don’t Get There From Here (excerpts)

    Ed Luce: Wuvable Oaf (Worst Dates)

    Ed Luce and Matt Wobensmith: Wuvable Oaf (Smusherrr)

    Michelle Gruben: Girlfriends (My Faire Lady, Lesbian History, Lesbian Superpowers)

    Kris Dresen: In Common

    Mysh: Queer Haikus (Saturday, No Straight Lines)

  • Wisconsin legislature passes laws restricting AI-produced deepfake campaign materials, Fox News

    Wisconsin legislature passes laws restricting AI-produced deepfake campaign materials, Fox News

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-legislature-passes-laws-restricting-ai-produced-deepfake-campaign-materials

    Wisconsin legislature passes laws restricting AI-produced deepfake campaign materials

    States roll out bills to combat deceptive ‘deepfakes’ in election campaigns

    By Jamie Joseph Fox News, Published February 17, 2024 10:12am EST

    Ahead of the general election, more states are proactively introducing new bills to regulate the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) created “deepfakes,” or digitally altered videos or images, in their campaign materials.

    Advanced generative AI tools, ranging from voice-cloning software to image generators, have swiftly become fixtures in election cycles both domestically and internationally.

    In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential race last year, a wave of innovation saw the integration of AI-generated audio and imagery in campaign ads, alongside ventures into AI chatbots to cultivate voter engagement.

    This week, Wisconsin joined 20 other states that have either introduced or passed election laws requiring election campaigns to disclose when advertisements are AI-generated.

    On Thursday, a bipartisan group of state assemblymembers passed two bills tackling AI use in election cycles by a voice vote.

    The rise of deepfakes
    The first bill, AB 664, mandates all audio and video communications to bear the label “Contains content generated by AI,” with violators risking penalties of up to $1,000 per offense.

    One of the chief architects of the bill, Democrat Rep. Clinton Anderson, said on the floor, “We want voters to know that what you see is what you get.”

    Rep. Adam Neylon, another coauthor of the bill, said during the vote, “With artificial intelligence, it’s getting harder and harder to know what is true.”

    The second bill, AB 1068, mandates Wisconsin state agencies to conduct audits on AI tool usage to evaluate efficiency. These audits encompass tool inventories, guideline summaries, privacy policies, and data usage. Additionally, agencies must report to the legislature in 2026 on state employee positions that AI could optimize, aiming to cut jobs that could be more efficient utilizing AI by 2030.

    Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Nate Gustafson reportedly said it’s “flat out false” that the law would be used to replace state workers’ jobs.

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    Artificial intelligence illustrations are seen on a laptop with books in the background in this illustration photo on July 18, 2023. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    States with the biggest AI tech giants, California and New York, have the most bills filed in their state legislatures, Axios reported.

    Last week, the Federal Communications Commission made AI-generated robocallsmimicking the voices of political candidates to fool voters illegal. The FCC ruling, which takes effect immediately, makes voice cloning technology used in common robocall scams targeting consumers illegal.

    The decision was announced days after New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella revealed that nefarious robocalls with an AI-generated clone of President Biden’s voice urging recipients not to participate in the January 23 primaries – and instead save their votes for the November election – had been traced to two Texas companies.

    “In the end, the threat posed by AI to the American election system is no different than the use of malware and ransomware deployed by nation-states and organized crime groups against our personal and corporate networks on a daily basis,” Optiv vice president of cyber risk James Turgal told Fox News Digital in an interview this month.

    “The battle to mitigate these threats can and should be fought by both the United States government and the private sector.”

    Fox News’ Daniel Wallace and Nikolas Lanum contributed to this report.

    Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.

  • Get Info Lit!

    Get Info Lit!

    Information Literacy for Art and Design Students

    Part I. Authority

    ACRL Information Literacy Framework

    “Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.”

    • Authority Is Constructed and Contextual
    • Information Creation as a Process
    • Information Has Value
    • Research as Inquiry
    • Scholarship as Conversation
    • Searching as Strategic Exploration

    Readings

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  • Helen Potter’s Impersonations, 1891, PN4201 .P86 *

    Potter, Helen   Helen Potter’s impersonations America New York E.S. Werner 1891   About Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PN4201 .P86 *

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891, PR5819 .P611 1891 *

    Wilde, Oscar   The Picture of Dorian Gray International London ; New York ; Melbourne Ward, Lock and Co.  1891   By Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PR5819 .P611 1891 *

  • A House of Pomegranates, 1891, PR5818 .H841 *

    Wilde, Oscar   A House of Pomegranates England London James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1891   By Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PR5818 .H841 *

  • Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, 1891, PR5818 .L861 *

    Wilde, Oscar   Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime & Other Stories England London James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co. 1891   By Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PR5818 .L861 *

  • Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, 1891, PR5818 .L861 1891 *

    Wilde, Oscar   Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime & Other Stories   New York Dodd Mead 1891     Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PR5818 .L861 1891 *

  • Four Complete Novels, PR5819 .P611 1891b *

    Lippincott’s Monthly Wilde, Oscar Four Complete Novels England London Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. 1891   By Clark Library Rare Book Stacks ; PR5819 .P611 1891b *