This course explores the emergence of the networked society, the information-technology revolution, and the consequences for power, production, and culture on a global and local scale as examined by such disciplines as political science, political economy, sociology, and communications. Throughout, the course views digital technologies as contested terrain and examines the tension between the networked world as a means of domination versus a means of hope, liberation, and democracy.
Do not read the "Media Manipulation" section. |
Read pages 5–8 only. |
Read the following pages only: 260–261 stopping at “Occupying Boston” and also pp. 266–268 beginning with the heading “Social Media and Logics of Aggregation” and ending with the paragraph on page 268 beginning with “In the #Occupy Boston encampment…” |