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Cultural History of the Internet
a course at Johns Hopkins University
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Syllabus
Week 1: Visions of the Internet
Week 2: ARPANET
Week 3: Bulletin Board Systems
Week 4: Usenet
Week 5: World Wide Web
Week 6: GeoCities
Week 7: Browsers and Search
Week 8: Social Media
Week 9: Peer-to-Peer Networks
Week 10: Streaming
Week 11: Blockchain
Assignments
A1 Representation and Identity: AI Visions of Technology
A2 Representation: Personal Computers and Online Experience
A3 Regulation: Usenet and Community Moderation
A4 Identity and Consumption: Archaelogy of a GeoCities Site
A5 Production: Personal Creation on NeoCities
Final Circuit of Culture Project
Instructions for Blog Posts
Films
Blog
Archive
Fall 2020
Syllabus, Fall 2020
Week 1, Fall 2020
Week 2, Fall 2020
Week 3, Fall 2020
Week 4, Fall 2020
Week 5, Fall 2020
Week 6, Fall 2020
Week 7, Fall 2020
Week 8, Fall 2020
Week 9, Fall 2020
Week 10, Fall 2020
Week 11, Fall 2020
Assignments, Fall 2020
A1 Representation: What the Internet Means Today (Fall 2020)
A2 Identity: Bulletin Board Systems (Fall 2020)
A3 Consumption: Lost Sites and Web Design Comparison (Fall 2020)
A4 Regulation: Paywalls, Takedowns, and Invitation-Only Communities (Fall 2020)
A5 Production: Archaeology of a Meme (Fall 2020)
Final Circuit of Culture Project, Fall 2020
Fall 2021
Syllabus, Fall 2021
Week 1, Fall 2021
Week 2, Fall 2021
Week 3, Fall 2021
Week 4, Fall 2021
Week 5, Fall 2021
Week 6, Fall 2021
Week 7, Fall 2021
Week 8, Fall 2021
Week 9, Fall 2021
Week 10, Fall 2021
Week 11, Fall 2021
Assignments, Fall 2021
A1 Representation: Before the Internet (Fall 2021)
A2 Production: Minitel Services (Fall 2021)
A3 Consumption: Lost Sites and Web Design Comparison (Fall 2021)
A4 Regulation: Paywalls, Takedowns, and Invitation-Only Communities (Fall 2021)
A5 Production: Archaeology of an NFT (Fall 2021)
Fall 2022
Final Circuit of Culture Project
Syllabus, Fall 2022
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 6
Week 7
Week 5
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Assignments
A1 Consumption: Your Futurist Internet
A2 Identity: Bulletin Board Systems
A3 Regulation: Walled Gardens
A4 Representation: Search Engine Analysis
A5 Production: Archaeology of a Geocities Site
Student Projects
Fall 2020
4chan
Amazon Fresh
Android
Crunchyroll
DeviantArt
Etsy
Exploring Friendster Through the Circuit of Culture
Instagram
iTunes
Korean Englishman 영국 남자
Minecraft
Netflix
Pinterest
Pirate Bay
R/Place
Robinhood
Roobet
SoundCloud
Spotify
TikTok
Twitch
Twitter
Wikipedia
Fall 2021
Angry Birds as Viewed through the Circuit of Culture
Depop: Instagram meets eBay
DoorDash: The New Go-To For Food Delivery
IMDb: Internet Movie Database
League of Legends
Naver: Maximalist Digital Giant of Korea
Poptropica
TalkinBroadway.com
The Cultural History of Zillow
Tidal
Tinder
Uber Eats
Vine: A Circuit of Culture
YouTube: Beauty Channels
Fall 2023
Exploratorium: Science of Baseball
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