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Course Master
Credits
4 credits
Pre-requisites
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track)
Co-requisites
None
In our “ubiquitous computing” age, attention and power are linked in new ways. The course surveys the following: (1) perception, consciousness and emotion in the rapidly shifting environment; (2) the technological infrastructure of attention, especially algorithms; (3) political economic interests underpinning what gets attention. Each topical area will be presented and analyzed in the context of overarching considerations of power, control, and freedom.
Term
Fall 2020
Discipline
CM (Communications)
Type
Regular
Can be taken twice for credit?
On
Level
Graduate
CAMS ID
41836
Code
CM5091B
Name
ATTENTION AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA
First Name
Jayson
Last Name
Harsin
Real name
Section
B
Start Date
Tuesday, September 22 2020
End Date
Monday, December 21 2020
Start Month
September
Exam Date
Wednesday, December 16 2020 - 15:00
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