This course examines what it means to be social in a digitally-networked world. Topics such as online identity, surveillance, immaterial labour, videogame culture, and gender politics are explored through the lens of powerful social media companies, including Meta/Facebook, Twitter/X, and Alphabet/Google, as well as alternatives like Wikipedia.

Antirequisite(s): Digital Communication 2310A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.