There might be changes in the weekly arrangements. New readings might be added. Readings can be found by clicking the links. These links will disappear eventually. All shared material is for educational purposes. COURSE NAME Theories of New Media Lecturer Assoc.Prof. Erkan Saka (erkan.saka@bilgi.edu.tr) Description A course for students of PhD in Communication to familiarize them with … Read more
I have restructured my doctoral course this semester. Renewed most of the readings with the most up to date works I could find. Selection of topic are of course arbitrary to some extent but since I track special issues in relevant journals, the syllabus still offers many of the most current debates. The course is at our PhD program, … Read more
Just revised my stuff and decided to assign readings below. I hope we will have a productive semester. I will need to polish it up a bit but this will give you a sense of what we are up to this semester;) MED 521 Cyber Anthropology for Media Studies is a course designed for Media … Read more
New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is probably one of the best/most substantive readers in new media. It provides a historically broader perspective on the emergence of new media. Most of the volumes on the topic rely on buzz and … Read more
Sneak attack: surprise amendment makes CISPA worse, then it is voted and passed a day ahead of schedule. Congress just deleted the Fourth Amendment from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Even with Rogers? Amendments, CISPA is Still a Surveillance Bill from EFF.org Updates by rainey This week, a flurry of amendments were introduced to try … Read more