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Why We Post

the Anthropology of Social Media

Shriram Venkatraman, Daniel Miller, Tom McDonald, Juliano Spyer, Jolynna Sinanan, Razvan Nicolescu, Laura Haapio-Kirk, Nell Haynes, Elisabetta Costa, and Xinyuan Wang

Topics Covered

What is social media and how should we define it?
Academic approaches to social media and an introduction to anthropology.
The rise of images in communication.
The impact of social media on gender and politics.
The impact of social media on education, commerce and privacy.
The impact of social media on inequality.

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Anthropology of social media

Why We Post is an online class that offers a new definition of social media by examining the significance of images and why people post on social media. The course is a collaborative effort by nine anthropologists who spent time studying social media in countries around the world. Students enjoy participating in the online discussions and learning from the course materials and the supplemental texts. The course can be tailored to beginning, intermediate, or advanced students.

Flexible options for pacing.

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Course offers global perspective.

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15 hours

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Institution

UCL (University College London)

Instructors

Shriram Venkatraman

Daniel Miller

Tom McDonald

Juliano Spyer

Jolynna Sinanan

Razvan Nicolescu

Laura Haapio-Kirk

Nell Haynes

Elisabetta Costa

Xinyuan Wang

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