DKKP_P_21 Theory of digital culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen students' knowledge of the theory of digital culture with a focus on topics of specific dissertation projects and with an emphasis on new findings and new interpretations.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate profound knowledge of the research field of their dissertation;
- describe new findings and innovative interpretations in the research field of digital culture.
Syllabus
  • - Digital Culture theory
  • - New findings in the field of digital culture
  • - Discussion of dissertation projects within contexts of research fields they are situated in
Literature
  • Robert W. Gehl: Weaving the Dark Web. Legitimacy on Freenet, Tor, and I2P. MIT Press: 2018.
  • Steffen P. Walz and Sebastian Deterding (eds.): The Gameful World. Approaches, Issues, Applications. MIT Press: 2015.
  • Jaroslav Švelch: Gaming the Iron Curtain How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games, MIT Press: 2018.
  • Luca Follis and Adam Fish: Hacker States. MIT Press: 2020.
  • Jessa Lingel: Digital Countercultures and the Struggle for Community. MIT Press: 2017.
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, homework, presentations.
Assessment methods
- Attendance will constitute 50% of the overall assessment
- Submission of a written paper (20 pages), in which the theoretical part of dissertation is treated in the wider context of the present state of knowledge
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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