| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Politics: 'Cyberpolitics' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: For many, the "cyber-revolution" has fundamentally altered all aspects of human existence through the creation of a new space of interaction: cyberspace. This course asks whether and to what extent cyberspace has revolutionized the nature of international politics. Are traditional understandings of sovereignty, deterrence, and diplomacy bunk? Rather than engaging in speculation, this course will cover the history of the development of both cyberspace and the beliefs that it will revolutionize politics. By examining the distance between speculation and reality this course will provide a grounded understanding of the effects of the "cyber-revolution" on international politics. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Bryan Nakayama | bnakayam@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Thursday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Politics. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| IR0001 | INTREL: International Relations major | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Exploit Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780816650446 Publisher: |
Required | 18.95 |
| Title: Inventing the Internet Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780262511155 Publisher: |
Required | 32.00 |
| Title: Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781610398039 Publisher: |
Required | 16.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |