Digital Culture and Everyday Life
PostgraduateCUR-MIC5022019
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Explore where digital life ends and real life begins. Identify ways in which every day social activities like dating and praying have become digitised. Look into the causes and consequences of our increasing social connection with the online world.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Digital Culture and Everyday Life
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- comprehend how the Internet and people’s everyday lives are interconnected
- apply library-based research skills to investigate different topics in the field of digital culture
- evaluate and apply different approaches to studying digital culture and everyday life, particularly through the broad frames of ‘economy’ and ‘identity’
- think critically and analytically about the impact of the Internet on society and culture, and articulate those thoughts in writing.
- demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline.
- Music and Games
- Introduction
- Dating and Health
- Faith and Politics
- Essay Writing
- Internationalizing Internet Studies
- Power and Economy
- Community and Identity
- Reflecting on 2.1 and 2.2
- Time and Space
- Society and Technology
- Conclusion and eVALUate the unit
For many people, everyday life now involves constant interaction with the Internet via digitally networked platforms and devices. As cyberspace and real space come together, it can be easy to miss the impacts of the Internet on us and on our society and culture. Students will explore how their own experiences and ‘everyday Internet’ may be different from others, and the implications of this for studying digital culture. Through specific topics such as entertainment, politics, sex, and relationships students will analyse digital culture conceptually, towards better understanding how technology and society are intertwined.
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- Essay Plan (20%)
- Annotated Bibliography (30%)
- Essay (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
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Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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