Internet Culture in the Information Society

Internet Culture in the Information Society

This course surveys major issues of digital culture, such as race in cyberspace, cyborg feminism, pornography, gaming, censorship, civil liberties, indymedia, the digital divide, privatization, the 'digital public sphere' from YouTube to indymedia, the impact of globalization on the knowledge class, social neworking, and the emergence of various forms of counterpower, from the Zapatista revolution to flash mobs. Participants will play and design social impact electronic games, interact in the Second Life virtual community, and learn some of the major uses, features, and forms of writing for electronic media."

1. pages 1-11 of Henry Jenkins et al, "Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture."
2. danah boyd, "Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenaged Social Life"
3. danah boyd,"None of This Is Real: Identity and Participation in Friendster."