COMM 505
Contemporary Issues in Communications and Technology
Winter 2022
Topics
- distinguish between different types of digital platforms
- describe the link between the rise of platforms as a response to wider trends in capitalist economies
- discuss the contribution of selected theoretical frameworks for understanding social interaction on digital platforms
- describe the regulatory, legal, and sociopolitical context within which platforms moderate content
- develop and articulate an informed response to contemporary developments and related concerns with communications and technology
Readings
- Srnicek, N. (2016). Platform Capitalism. London: Polity
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- COMM 505 | Contemporary Issues in Communications & Technology · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
- COMM 505 | Contemporary Issues in Communications & Technology · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
- 2022-Winter-COMM-505-LECTURE-850 ↗2022
- Partial automated extraction.