Anthropology and Social Media

Description

Upon completion of this course, students are able to apply an anthropological lens on social media phenomena; know the main contributors to this emerging field of scholarship, and can situate their theories within the discipline; understand how the design, circulation, and use of social media intersect with local contexts of power, gender, identity and value; master key concepts of anthropology of social media; compare digital expressions around the globe; critically read and discuss ethnographic material and their analyses; make and describe the connections between local and global forms of electronic expression. These course aims will be communicated to the students at the start of the course.