12 January: Foundational Literature
Edwards (1990), The Army and The Microworld
Escobar (1994), Welcome to Cyberia
Haraway (1991), A Cyborg Manifesto
Turkel (1994): Constructions and Reconstructions of Self in Virtual Reality
19 January: Ethnographic Approaches to Cyberspace
(no class Monday for MLK day)
Hakken (1993), Computing and Social Change
Wilson and Peterson (2002): The Anthropology of Online Communities
Coleman (2010), Ethnographic Approaches to Digital Media
26 January
Horst and Miller (2012), Chapters 1-5
Assignment: Tool Proposal Due
2 February
Horst and Miller (2012), Chapters 6-10
9 February
Horst and Miller (2012), Chapters 11-14
Assignment: Team Proposal Due
16 February
Miller (2011): Tales from Facebook, Part I
23 February
Miller (2011): Tales from Facebook, Part II
2 March
Spring Break!
9 March
Boellstorff (2008) Coming of Age in Second Life, Chapters 1-4
Assignment: Visualization Project Due
16 March
Boellstorff (2008) Coming of Age in Second Life, Chapters 5-0
23 March
Nardi (2010) My Life as a Night Elf Priest
30 March
Whitehead and Wesch (2012), Introduction, Chapters 1-4
6 April
No Class: Easter Break and Academic Conference
Assignment: Project Draft Due
13 April
Whitehead and Wesch (2012), Chapters 5-8
20 April
Whitehead and Wesch (2012), Chapters 9-Afterword
27 April
Beta Testing your Digital Community
Assignment: Final Project Due
