Mstu4020/net society
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Fall 2007
Thursday, 5:10 - 6:50 PM
MY 345M
Office hours: Tue., 5 - 6:30 PM, MY 260
Sarah Lohnes, Instructor
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Schedule
- 9/6 Introduction
- 9/13 Tech Determinism & SCOT
- 9/20 The Information Society
- 9/27 CMC in ICTs
- 10/4 Identity
- 10/11 Place and the Blurring of Boundaries
- 10/18 Community
- 10/25 Article Presentations
- 11/1 Social Networks
- 11/8 Interaction
- 11/15 Mobile Communication
- 11/22 No Class -- Thanksgiving
- 11/29 Online Session
- 12/6 The Network Society
- 12/13 Final Presentations
- 12/20 Final Presentations
- Note: updated 10/5/2007
Contents |
Social and Communicative Aspects of Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs)
TOPIC 3: Implications of the network society
[edit] Session 13: The network society
11/29/07
- Readings
- Castells, M. (1999). The social implications of Information and Communication Technologies. In The world social science report (236-245). Paris: UNESCO. (e-reserve on ClassWeb)
- A conversation with Manuel Castells - interview conducted as part of the UC Berkeley Conversations with History Series. If you prefer, view a webcast of the interview (linked on the interview page)
- Re-Viewing (in class)
- The Machine is Us/ing Us
- Group activity: brainstorm your design for a similar video around themes that we've discussed in class this semester. What's important? What would you include? What would the video look like?
