Master
2023/2024
The Politics of Digital Media
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Critical Media Studies)
Area of studies:
Media Communications
Delivered by:
Institute of Media
When:
1 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Ioanna Ferra
Master’s programme:
Критические медиаисследования
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The elective course Politics of Digital Media concentrates on the analysis of key theoretical and empirical debates regarding the impact of digital media on politics and society. In this module, students will have the opportunity to engage with key theorists, and critical responses to their work. Students are encouraged to consider which theory best reflects on contemporary examples and engage critically with relevant debates. The module is designed to engage students with the use of digital media in the global political arena by different actors, including governments, international organizations, NGOs, as well as by activists, social movements, and dissidents. Then, students will have the opportunity to concentrate on the digital media impact on society and culture, focusing on algorithms, data, debates over surveillance and privacy, networks and various questions around the everyday use of such technologies.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the main theoretical and empirical debates that surround new media. This includes debates about the alleged revolutionary impact of new media, theories of technology, the politics of new media, regulation of new media and the digital divide.
- Evaluate and assess different approaches to understanding the impact(s) of new technology.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues involved in the study of the new technology.
- Present clearly and concisely to a group (formative presentation).
- Make best use of private study.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrates a critical understanding of the issues involved in the study of the new technology.
- Retrieves and analyses theoretical and empirical texts on the new media
- Locates and uses appropriate library and internet/online resources
- Presents an analysis clearly and effectively
- Makes best use of private study
Course Contents
- Introduction and Internet Histories
- Online Activism and Social Movements
- Fake News, disinformation, and democracy
- Data, Algorithms and AI
- Networked self in a quantified world
- Surveillance and privacy
- Histories, Collective Memory and the Digital
- Examples and Case Studies
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Cristiano Codagnone, Athina Karatzogianni, & Jacob Matthews. (2019). Platform Economics : Rhetoric and Reality in the “Sharing Economy”: Vol. First edition. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- The Oxford handbook of social movements / edited by Donatella Della Porta and Mario Diani. (2015). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.451892429