Syllabus
Lesson plan:
1. Introduction: what is technology?
2. Technological determinism?
3. A Marxist base for a digital superstructure?
4. Digital economy
5. History of the internet revisited
6. Cyborgs and cybercommunities
7. Cyberpower
8. Digital texts, digital minds
9. Artificial worlds, cyber bodies and digital self
10. Alternatives to the West
11. Final class
Annotation
In this course, we will introduce and discuss historical developments and theoretical reflections of interactive media. We will look at important authors, texts, and arguments.
We will explore various perspectives how to look at and analyze interactive media, and use these perspectives to illuminate selected cases.