Media Arts and Culture

MAAC4025Advanced Seminar in Digital Culture (A)3 ch (3S) [W]
Explore theoretical approaches to the study of digital cultures and technologies within a media studies context to build better understanding and critical engagement with the digitally mediated aspects of our lives. Topics and theories covered include analog and digital media forms and phenomena; digital identities and embodied intimacies; creativity and remix cultures; popular culture representations of digital cultures; online communities and connections; and issues around digital inequalities, access and activism. 

Prerequisites: 60 ch of university courses including MAAC 2021 or CCS 2021, or permission of the instructor.