IPA61005 Introduction to Digital Culture

Aims/Description: This module examines the theory and history of the interaction between culture and information and communication technology (ICT). `Digital culture¿ refers to culture shaped by the emergence and use of digital technologies, their practices and artefacts. This module focuses on the changes wrought by the widespread adoption of networked computing, personalised technologies and digital images and sound, for the way we think about culture and cultural data, the contexts in which digital culture exists and is made, and their impacts for the creative/cultural industries. You will learn about the characteristics of digital culture including types of cultural forms and experiences, technical processes, and about digital practice and computing as a cultural activity, including its history, socio-cultural context, aesthetics, epistemologies, its ethical problems and critical debates. This will enable you to understand current forms of digital culture, critically contextualise your own and others¿ digital practice, and anticipate future developments, as appropriate to knowledge-based careers in the cultural sector.

Staff Contact: MEHL SETH W

Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study

Assessment: Course work, Classroom testing

Information on the department responsible for this unit (Arts and Humanities IPO):

Teaching timetable

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Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2021-22. Students will be informed by the academic department of any changes made necessary by the ongoing pandemic.