STSC 260 Cyberculture
Cross-listed as HSOC 213, SOCI 260
Offered:Spring 2008
Ensmenger T 1:30-4:30
Free speech, free software, MOOS, MUDs, anime and cyberpunk. All of these are elements of a broad set of social, technical and political phenomena generally associated with the emergence of a nascent "cyberculture.'' In this seminar we explore the ways in which
recent developments in information technology -- the computer and the Internet in particular -- relate to changing contemporary notions of community, identity, property, and gender. By looking at an eclectic collection of popular and scholarly resources, including film, fiction and the World Wide Web, we will situate the development of
"cyberculture'' into the larger history of the complex relationship between technology and Western society.
NOTE: DO NOT CONFUSE THIS COURSE WITH HSOC 260 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
