Political Economy of Culture in the Digital Age
SOC 289
Spring 2011
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01
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Does the Internet transform us from passive consumers into active participants, or are we being fooled into producing economic value for a new culture industry? What effect will our blogging, tweeting, remixing, commenting, tagging, gaming, googling, and social networking have on centralized systems of cultural production and the ideologies they support? How will the old methods of controlling and economizing the spread of culture change as a result of widespread digital piracy, and what will these changes mean for the politics of cultural reproduction and distribution? In this course we will respond to these questions through an examination of the social, political-economic, and legal ramifications of the digital reproduction and distribution of culture. Course texts will include theoretical, technical, and historical arguments, with an emphasis on questions of power and economic value. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (SOC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course reader, including works by Lawrence Lessig, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Lev Manovich, Zizi Papacharissi, Tiziana Terranova, Karen Barad, and Alexander Galloway
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-semester and final papers, weekly journal |
| Instructor(s): Goldberg,Greg Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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