This course critically investigates the internet, social media, and digital technologies - we will trace the pervasive influence of digital cultures throughout contemporary life, moving 'beyond' the digital in order to think about the consequences of digitisation. The course will employ socio-cultural understandings of our information society, with a cultural studies/ethnographic approach to examining the production, circulation, and use of digital media and multimedia.

Understanding Digital Cultures will address a range of themes, such as: material cultures; DIY cultures; visual cultures; etc.