Course Description

Media, Information and Technoculture 255F/G Feminist Perspectives and Practices in the Online World.

This course uses feminist theoretical perspectives to explore the following topics: virtual feminist communities and cyberspaces; representation of women in education, media and information professions; the uses of the Internet for networking, feminist activism and community development; teleworking and female entrepreneurship; training for information technologies; issues of demography and diversity.

Prerequisite: Registration in the second, third or fourth year of an MIT program, or permission of the Faculty.

2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, half course.

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