CSC 235 Social Justice & Social Media

Prerequisite: GSTR 110

From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street and beyond, social movements increasingly draw on social media and the Internet. With platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, millions of people can become instantly aware of an injustice and begin to organize around it. Our topics include the role of social media platforms in making injustice visible, the connection between the Internet and face-to-face organizing, and social justice issues related to technology, such as the digital divide between the rich and poor, with Appalachia as an example. Students will also receive training in the most effective use of social media platforms, and the major class project will be the design and implementation of a social media/social justice campaign.

Credits

1 Course Credit