Digital Capitalism
SOCY 422
400-Level Courses
Winter 2027
3 Units
In-person
3
one-way Exclusions
Seminar, private study
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Course Description
This course examines the rise of digital capitalism and its consequences in terms of power and inequality across a range of social institutions. Students will familiarize themselves with key theories of digital capitalism and current debates about how the political economy of data shapes inequities in education, housing, social services, work, the environment, and more.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain an appreciation of the ambivalent role of technology for liberatory purposes.
- Knowledge and understanding of different conceptualizations of technology in relation to power and politics, as well as the ability to identify and describe key questions and concerns about the various ways in which technologies may be involved in maintaining or disrupting social orders.
- Learn and exercise academic appropriate writing skills to write the term paper.