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HMS-461A Race, Gender, Internet

3 Credits

  • HMS-461A-01

    Tuesday

    9:30 am – 12:20 pm

    Online, ONLINE

As the Internet and social media pervade our daily lives and social relationships, it is crucial that we understand what norms and value are embedded within the technologies we engage with every day. This course understands the Internet as something more than just a means with which to communicate and share information. As students will learn, it is as much a technological form as it is a set of social, cultural, economic, and technological relationships. In this course, we will examine how race, gender, and difference more broadly are embedded in the design, operations, and accessibility of the Internet.