GNED 2403 - Social Media and Social Movements

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture, Blended, Online
What is the relationship between social media and social movements? In this course, we will examine the range of opinions on this central question: from the “liberation technology” thesis of the US State Department to more critical understandings of social media. In the process, we will examine social movements framed by social media use, such as the Facebook Revolution in Egypt, the Twitter Revolution in Iran, Occupy Wall Street, and the Maple Spring in Quebec.

Prerequisite(s): One of GNED 1401, GNED 1403 or GNED 1404.
GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2