| CODE | CST3951 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Cyberculture | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces new media, exploring the social and cultural contexts out of which it has emerged and through which it continues to evolve. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to introduce the different ramifications of new media within social and culture contexts, mapping changes to the way that people in society are now living with the presence of cyberculture communities affecting their lives. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: -Think critically and consider multiple perspective of the “cyber” culture, in order to be able to grapple with the complex issues emerging from the technological landscape; - Learn about the historical development of the Internet and other forms of new media, as well as the repercussions of the digital revolution for our communities, our identities, politics and daily interactions Develop a critical awareness of the sociological, cultural, economic and political impact of new media. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Navigate through the different manifestations of social media; - Relate your own experience to wider empirical evidence and theoretical perspectives; - Discern the empowerment that is brought about by open cultures. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: New books are recommended every year because of the ever-changing nature of technology. Updated readings will be provided in the Course Description available in the VLE. L1: Introducing Cyberculture and the new media landscape: - Gazzaley, A., & Rosen, L. D. (2016). The distracted mind: Ancient brains in a high-tech world. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. - Ruddock, A. (2017). Exploring media research. London: SAGE Publications. - Siapera, E. (2018). Understanding New Media (2nd Edition). London: SAGE Publications. L2: Communities & Social Networks: - Boyd, d. (2014). it`s complicated. New Haven: Yale University Press. - Boyd, danah & Marwick, A. E. (2011). Social privacy in networked publics: Teens’ attitudes, practices and strategies. A Decade in Internet Time: Symposium on the the Dynamics of the Internet and Society. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1925128 - Wellman, B. (2007). Editorial: The network is personal. Social Networks, 29(3). L3: Identity and my-15minutes of fame: - Mayer-Schonberger, V. (2009). Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age. Princeton University Press. - Rosen, J. (2010). The web means the end of forgetting. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html - Turkle, S. (2015). Reclaiming conversation: The power of talk in a digital age. New York: Penguin books. L4: Empowered users in an open culture: - Gauntlett, D. (2011). Making is connecting: The social meaning of creativity, from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. - Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where old and new media collide. New York & London: New York University Press. - Ong, W. J. (1982). Orality and literacy : the technologizing of the word. London: Methuen. - Wasik, B. (2011). #Riot: Self-Organized, Hyper-Networked Revolts—Coming to a City Near You. Wired Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/ff_riots/all/1 L5: Big Brother in new Media - Cadwalladr, C., & Graham-Harrison, E. (2018). Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach: The Cambridge Analytica Files. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-facebook-influence-us-election - Zuboff, S. (2019). The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. London, Profile Books. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Romina Cachia |
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