Middlebury

FYSE1069A-F24

Digital Platforms&Social Chnge

Digital Platforms and Social Change
/Google/, Airbnb, Etsy, Meta, and Netflix: what do they all have in common? They are digital platforms, aka business applications that run services, which theoretically make our lives easier. In this course, we will examine the social, political, and historical aspects of digital platforms. We will gain good practice in reading, writing, and speaking at the college level by using news articles, book chapters, and scholarly research on digital platforms. We will examine the organizational features of digital platforms where often hidden decisions shape content and services. We will also explore affordances and constraints of these applications in our lives. Finally, we will pause to consider the ways that digital platforms might transform our thoughts and actions and how they might give rise to social change.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92335
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1069
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FYSE 1069

All Sections in Fall 2024

Fall 2024

FYSE1069A-F24 Seminar (Sharma)