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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (31.01.2021)
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (03.02.2021)
Type of Completion: Exam (Zk) (based on assessment methods) Assessment methods: 1) developing questions (formulation of 2 questions for 5 out of 10 compulsory texts (1 point max for each question) - 10 points max 2) final test (A, B, C, D - one choice) - based on lectures and compulsory literature - 20 points max 3) final essay outline 1 (4 points max) and 2 (10 points max) - 14 points max 4) final essay (around 2000 words long (+-10%)) - 56 points max
IMPORTANT: To pass the Final Exam, the essay has to be evaluated with at least 29 points. (The final essay has to include references to at least three academic articles on digital cultures not listed among compulsory readings) The tasks will be specified based on the number of students enrolled in the course during the registration period.
Grading System 91 - 100 points: A 81 - 90 points: B 71 - 80 points: C 61 - 70 points: D 51 - 60 points: E less than 51 points: F
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (11.02.2021)
Compulsory readings (the final list will be published in Moodle on 17 Feb)
Hogan, B. (2010) The presentation of self in the age of social media: distinguishing performances and exhibitions online. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 30(6), 377-386. Pybus, J., Coté, M., & Blanke, T. (2015). Hacking the social life of Big Data. Big Data & Society, 2(2): 26-33. Lupač, P. (2018). Digital Divide Research. In Beyond the Digital Divide: Contextualizing the Information Society. Emerald Publishing Limited. (a selected chapter) Lupton, D. (2013). The digitally engaged patient: Self-monitoring and self-care in the digital health era. Social Theory & Health, 11(3): 256–270. Sunstein, C.R. (2017). #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (a selected chapter) Helland, C. “(2016). Digital Religion”, pp. 177-196 in D. Yamane (ed.), Handbook of Religion and Society, Cham: Springer. Corradi, F., & Höfner, P. (2018). The disenchantment of Bitcoin: unveiling the myth of a digital currency. International Review of Sociology, 28(1), 193-207. Schor, J. B., & Attwood‐Charles, W. (2017). The “sharing” economy: labor, inequality, and social connection on for‐profit platforms. Sociology Compass, 11(8), e12493. Halloy, J. (2018). "Sustainability of Living Machines", in Prescott, T. J., Lepora, N. & Verschure, P.F.M.J., (Eds.), Living Machines, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 610-618. Latour, B. (2007). Can We Get Our Materialism Back, Please? ISIS. A Journal of the History of Science Society, 98 (1): 138-142. Hutchings, T. (2011). Contemporary religious community and the online church. Information, Communication & Society, 14(8), 1118-1135. Coco, A. (2008). Pagans online and offline: locating community in post-modern times, Sociological Spectrum, 28(5): 510-530.
Recommended literature Barassi, V. (2019). Datafied Citizens in the Age of Coerced Digital Participation. Sociological Research Online, 24(3), 414-429. Fisher, E. and Fuchs, C. (eds.) 2015. Reconsidering value and labour in the digital age. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Gane, N., & Beer, D. (2008). New media: The key concepts. Oxford: Berg Kelty, C. (2008). Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Lupton, Deborah (2013) Digital Sociology. London: Routledge. Marres, N. (2017). Digital sociology: The reinvention of social research. London: John Wiley & Sons. Miller, V. (2011). Understanding digital culture. London: SAGE Publications. Orton-Johnson, K. and N. Prior (Eds) (2013) Critical Perspectives in Digital Sociology, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke. |
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (31.01.2021)
Teaching methods: Lectures and seminars. Lectures with discussion parts will be complemented with 2 seminars during the semester. During the seminars, students will be working on their final essays. The lectures will be given by Dino Numerato and guest lecturers, the seminars will be lead by Dino Numerato and Ondřej Pekáček. Lectures and seminars will take place online: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/95289637558
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Dino Numerato, Ph.D. (17.02.2021)
Course schedule (Indicative syllabus: the exact dates of lectures will be given on Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5150, on 17 February 2021)
Week 1 (17 February, Lecture 1): Course introduction, Identities and Digital Cultures in Everyday Life Week 2 (24 February, Lecture 2): Making Sense of Big Data Week 3 (3 March, Lecture 3): Digital Health Week 4 (10 March, Lecture 4): Political Participation Online Week 5 (17 March, Lecture 5): Digital Divide – Petr Lupač, a guest lecture Week 6 (24 March, Lecture 6): Religion Online – Alessandro Testa, a guest lecture
Week 7 (31 March, Lecture 7): Digital Currencies – Martin Tremčinský, a guest lecture Week 8 (7 April, Seminar 1): Discussing final essay first ideas 1
Week 9 (14 April, Lecture 8): Sharing Economy and Digital Labour – Tereza Svobodová, a guest lecture Week 10 (21 April, Lecture 9): The materiality of digital infrastructure – Julien Wacquez, a guest lecture Week 11 (28 April, Lecture 10): Digital Media and Religious Communities – Alessandro Testa, a guest lecture Week 12 (5 May, Seminar 2): Discussing final essay outlines Week 13 (12 May): Rector’s Day |