ANTHR-281 Anthropology of Social Media
This course introduces students to the anthropology of social media, drawing on empirical and ethnographic accounts to explore how social media use is embedded in and reflective of specific cultural contexts. We will also consider how social media research can be combined with more traditional ethnographic methods in order to understand how people live their lives both online and offline. Students will work together in small groups throughout the semester to design and produce a podcast that presents an ethnographic analysis of a social media topic of their choice.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
A course in anthropology or consent of instructor.
Offered
Spring