Anthropology 200 - COLQ: DIGITAL CONNECT & DIVIDE

This course introduces students to the variety of methods of inquiry used for research in anthropology. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to methods of locating and analyzing information and sources, developing research questions and writing. Course topics vary. Normally taken in the sophomore or junior year. Prerequisite: 130. Enrollment limited to 20 anthropology majors. Offered one semester each year.: This course critically examines the transformative impact of the internet and related technological innovations from an anthropological perspective. We explore these issues from various geographical locations to better understand how the internet is reshaping ideas about participation, geography and space, global access to information and mobility. We pay particular attention to the emergent inequalties, opportunities and identities that are created as certain people and places become “wired.”

Topic: Internet Connections and Digital Divides. Limited to ANT majors