SOCI 220 - Cyberspace and Social Relations

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS

We will study the networks that constitute ‘cyberspace’ and the ways that they are embedded in the older worlds of ‘meatspace’. We will address such topics as social networking, virtual reality, panopticism, anonymity and accountability, identity construction, intellectual property regimes, electronic democracy, telecommuting, digital divides, distributed knowledge, and online learning. Some of our meetings will be held in cyberspace. Enrollment Lmit: 25.
Instructor: D. Steward