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GEOG 257 - Internet Geography: Socioeconomic Impacts of Information Technologies

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Examines how the Internet has changed our society, economy, culture and geography. Explores the myths and the realities of the impacts derived from technological changes. Issues for discussions include an examination of ‘the death of distance’, social polarization and the ‘digital divide’ at the national and international scales, as well as the changing practices and modes of everyday social interactions. Explores how consumption and our conceptualization of leisure is changing as a result of the widespread use of the Internet.

Cross Listed: COMM 258, GEOG 357 , ID 238

Instructor: Ms. Aoyama

When Offered: Offered every other year

Faculty: Yuko Aoyama, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Geography
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