Electronic Society

We are living in a networked society: electronic telecommunications networks are impacting upon all facets of daily life. New forms of connectivity, made possible by information and communication networks, are contributing to the development of a different kind of society. New forms of social interaction are evolving, as people throughout the globe have daily access to more and more people outside their local communities. This has precipitated the formation of new social congregation, so-called 'virtual communities' that have no unified, geographical location, yet cohere in the 'cyberspace' of the electronic network. Changing notions of community necessitate careful rethinking of concepts such as place, space and identity, culture, work, domestic life and the public sphere. The Electronic Society major is designed to introduce students to the broad range of issues involved in the rise of the networked society and the implications of global culture.

The Electronic Society major is interdisciplinary in its focus and is designed to offer students the opportunity to explore these issues from a broad range of perspectives. Subjects in the major are drawn from the disciplines of Media and Communications, Politics, Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry, Psychology and Sociology.

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