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As digital technology becomes more embedded in society at all levels, Sociology must increasingly grapple with 鈥渢he digital鈥� in order to understand 鈥渢he social.鈥� This module introduces you to the study of Digital Sociology by inviting you to first draw on your own experience as an Internet user to explore issues around social media, work and leisure; and then further invites you to consider yourself as a digital subject, in order to explore shifts in politics and governance stemming from the spread of digital technologies globally. In doing so, we consider a range of ways in which the digital is manifest in the social, from the environmental impact of new technology, the lasting legacies of colonial power relations, the 鈥榥etworking鈥� of connection, the possible transformations in the experience of the self, and the impact of all this on sociological theorising. We will draw on established assumptions about the Internet in order to explore contemporary issues as they arise, and seek real world examples of how digital communication creates and challenges ways of connecting.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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