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SOC 324Digital Cultures

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Sociology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course students will develop a sociological lens to examine the intersection of technology and digital cultures. Students will unpack and problematize key terms, ideas, and discourse associated with digital cultures. Learning outcomes include examining how popular technology discourse both structures social action and obscures underlying relations of power and inequality. Sample topics students will work on include critical investigations of "smart" technologies and cities, online communities, maker cultures, sharing and platform societies, as well as automation and gig work.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • SOC101 - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)
    • SOC101R - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

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