To analyze why and how an historical agent used media technology. Drawing on available
sources, your essay will offer a well-researched and organized examination of an historical agent,
the historical context in which they acted, and one or more media technologies they used to
achieve their goals
Key Questions
• Who or what is this agent and what do they want? Specify the political, social, religious,
or intellectual goal they hoped to achieve.
• What media technology or technologies did this agent make use of? How did the
technology work?
• Who or what was this agent up against? What relevant facts must we know about the
historical context to properly explain the agent’s use of the media technology?
• What adaptations did the agent need to make to their goal, their message or
themselves, to effectively use the media technology? Did the technical or social
requirements of the media technology affect the agent’s message or goals?
Sample Solution
