MEDIA 744

The Politics of Digital Media

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for MEDIA 744.

Description

Digital media technologies are a major political battleground in the twenty-first century. This course examines a range of political controversies associated with the digital age, such as: piracy and copyright; surveillance, privacy and digital espionage; hacking, hacktivism and cybersecurity; internet censorship, regulation and free speech; hate speech and harassment; the open web and digital enclosure; big data and algorithmic governance.

We approach these issues by looking each week at a specific political movement (or group of movements) and explore how they have each tried to harness digital media to further their agendas.

Course outcomes

A student who successfully completes this course will have the opportunity to

• Acquire knowledge of digital politics that can be applied to contemporary case studies
• Learn about theoretical perspectives that can be applied to other cases now and in the future
• Explore how politics is being transformed for better and/or worse during the digital age
• Develop skills in researching, writing and debating

Availability 2021

Not taught in 2021

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

MEDIA 744: 30 points

Restrictions

FTVMS 744