This cross-disci plinary offering explores the development of the internet and digital media, looking at social and political implications of network-based and digital technologies. Topics include net neutrality, privacy, surveillance, artificial intelligence, the preservation of digital content, and the political dimensions of technological design. It also considers new potentials that have emerged in terms of the networked distribution of art and media, the open source and free software movements, and the rise of citizen journalism.Weekly
This cross-disci plinary offering explores the development of the internet and digital media, looking at social and political implications of network-based and digital technologies. Topics include net neutrality, privacy, surveillance, artificial intelligence, the preservation of digital content, and the political dimensions of technological design. It also considers new potentials that have emerged in terms of the networked distribution of art and media, the open source and free software movements, and the rise of citizen journalism.Weekly
