ANTH 3418 — Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath IC
Explores the impacts of technology and new media on politics, society, and culture. Emphasizes the socioeconomic and political frameworks within which technologies are embedded, as well as the role of technology and the internet in contemporary political and cultural movements. Topics may include the political and cultural effects of the census, the radio, and the camera; the history of the internet; virtual worlds and communities; online politics and activism; as well as blogging, gaming, and social networking.