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* [http://fora.tv/2012/05/03/The_Guardian_Blueprint_for_Democratic_Participation Yochai Benkler, Blueprint for Democratic Participation] (approx. 24 mins., watch all)
* [http://fora.tv/2012/05/03/The_Guardian_Blueprint_for_Democratic_Participation Yochai Benkler, Blueprint for Democratic Participation] (approx. 24 mins., watch all)


* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNP9f8geCWA Yochai Benkler, SOPA/PIPA: A Case Study in Networked Discourse and Activism]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNP9f8geCWA Yochai Benkler, SOPA/PIPA: A Case Study in Networked Discourse and Activism] (approx. 16 mins., watch all)


* [http://technosociology.org/?p=566INSERT Zeynep Tufekci, The #freemona Perfect Storm: Dissent and the Networked Public Sphere]
* [http://technosociology.org/?p=566INSERT Zeynep Tufekci, The #freemona Perfect Storm: Dissent and the Networked Public Sphere]

Revision as of 16:17, 12 March 2013

March 26

Last class we learned about SOPA, and the fear that it engendered in many Internet commentators. Today we’ll start by looking at how anti-SOPA activists were mobilized on the Internet to effectively stop the implementation of this legislation. This will serve as a touchstone for other reading about use of the Internet in collective action, political protests, and the role of private corporations in protecting and facilitating this discourse across the globe.


Readings/Watchings

Optional Readings


Videos Watched in Class

Links

Class Discussion

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