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Revision as of 10:30, 22 January 2010
Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control
LSTU E–120 - Harvard Extension School - Spring 2010 - Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST
Berkman Center for Internet and Society - 23 Everett Street - Conference room, 2nd floor
The Internet has taken on an ever-widening role not only in the production and sharing of information, but also in the political, social, and economic processes of everyday life around the world. The Net has been heralded by many as nothing less than a means of fundamentally transforming our world into one that is more just, more democratic, and more affluent, while redrawing the boundaries of political and economic power. However, the frontierism of the early Internet provoked regulatory responses, followed by various attempts to develop collective control via emergent structure. This course asks: what now is the balance between these forces, and what, if anything, should be done? continued...
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During Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST)
- Live Quicktime stream during class (open this URL in Quicktime Player):
- rtsp://harmony.law.harvard.edu/ptc.sdp
- The best option is generally to copy this URL into QuickTime Player
- You can also watch via http (http://harmony.law.harvard.edu/ptc.sdp). This is typically not as clear.
- rtsp://harmony.law.harvard.edu/ptc.sdp
- Question Tool (pick "InternetSociety2010") Direct URL
Participating Asynchronously
- You can add your thoughts to the Question Tool even after class is over; we will leave up the discussions from class for the entire week following. Direct URL
- Online Office Hours with the TAs TBD
Feedback:
We'd love to get feedback on how the class is going! We've created a quick survey here:
(link to google spreadsheets http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cENqTEEzZ29URGkxSVZETEotVG8tUWc6MA..)
Syllabus at a glance:
| Unit I: | Introductions | |
| Jan 26 | Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction | |
| Feb 2 | Frameworks For Studying The Web | |
| Unit II: | Internet and The User | |
| Feb 9 | Peer Production and Collaboration | (Assignment 1 due) |
| Feb 16 | Collective Action and Decision-making | |
| Feb 23 | New Economic Models | (Assignment 2 due) |
| Unit II: | Internet, Innovation, and the Technical Layer | |
| Mar 2 | Technology, Innovation, and Internet | |
| Mar 9 | Regulating Speech Online | (Assignment 3 due) |
| Unit III: | Internet and The Legal Layer | |
| Mar 23 | Copyright in Cyberspace | |
| Mar 30 | Control and Code: Privacy Online | |
| Unit IV: | Internet, Culture, and Society | |
| Apr 6 | Internet and Democracy | |
| Apr 13 | Digital Natives and Internet Culture | |
| Unit V: | Persistent Challenges and Prospects | |
| Apr 20 | New Opportunities for Education | |
| Apr 27 | International Censorship and Filtering | |
| May 4 | Politics and Technology of Control II: Summing Up | |
| May 11 | Final Project due (no class) |