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MAC281 Cybercultures

robert.jewitt@sunderland.ac.uk http://twitter.com/rob_jewitt

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Lots of ways to interact with the module

New media meltdown!!!

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Module Overview

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• TITLE: CYBERCULTURES• CODE: MAC 281• LEVEL: 2 CREDITS: 10 • FACULTY: Arts, Design, & Media• MODULE BOARD: Media and Cultural Studies• PRE-REQUISITES: MAC129• CO-REQUISITES: None• LEARNING HOURS: 100 hours, the exact nature of which is specified in the module

guide

• LEARNING OUTCOMES:• On successful completion of the module, students will have demonstrated:

• Knowledge– the ability to apply these concepts in the critical analysis of various forms of cyberculture;– the ability to communicate information, arguments and analysis cogently and fluently

• Skills– knowledge and critical understanding of the theoretical concepts and issues and debates

relating to the study of cyberculture;– an understanding of the history and key concepts of cyberculture

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Contact time

1 hour x lecture1 hour x seminar

∞ hours x social ‘meejah’

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content

IP, Piracy & copyright

Participatory culture

Representation & Digital Spaces

Politics

1. Intro2. Copyright in the Digital Age3. Music Industry4. Pirates5. Openess & Crowdsourcing6. Digital Journalism7. Gameplay & Narrative8. Game Music, Design, & UXP9. Virtual Reality10.Navigating Online Space11.Digital Photography12.Net Neutrality

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Assessment

• 1 x essay of 2000 words• Based on weekly sessions• Can arrange your own question in advance • Approval needed by week 9

• DUE: 15th May 2012

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Please Note

• No taught seminar this week• Explore the tools/links/sites• There will be weekly tasks!

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Any questions?

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Pro-tips

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Pro-tips

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Images used• P1-2, Evan Sims, 2010, ‘Warcraft: Waterless’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therift/4274319841/ • P 11-12, Dru!, 2006, “Pantheon Range Overview’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/282597447/ • P13, Christos Tsoumplekas, 2007, ‘Contact one’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsoumplekas/500644641/ • P14-16, curesedthing, 2008, ‘Caution: contents may creep’

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cursedthing/2171090940/ • P17-18, chicgeek, 2007, ‘Thrisday – notes’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kishimoto/1620130146/ • P19, takomabibelot, 2007, ‘Question Mark Sign On Hobson's Old Building, Corner Of

Henry & Main (Honor, MI)’, http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/472933624/ • P20-21, hellojenuine, 2009, ‘good advice’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenosaur/3776887321/ • P22, Jeffrey Beall, 2006, ‘Creative Commons Moon’,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/301014978/