Week 1
- Introduction and History of the Internet
- What are Web Studies?
- Envisioning the Web
- Web Training
Week 2
- Representations of the Web in Popular Culture
- Possible Assignments
- Films
- The Net
- Copycat
- Independence Day
- Terminator 3
- Matrix I, II, & III
- 2001: Space Odyssey
- Sphere
- Pi
- Blade Runner
- AI
- You've Got Mail
- Total Recall
- Fiction
- Neuromancer by William Gibson
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- He, She, and It by Marge Piercy
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Week 3
- Cyberspace - Online Environments, Addresses, and Tourism
Week 4
- Living Online - User Communities
- MUDs
- IRC
- Usenet Newsgroups
- Fan Communities
- Hacker Communities
- Global and Local Web Studies
Week 5
- Knowledge - Memory - Communication
- Hypertext Theory and Critical Theory
Week 6
- Online Ontologies - Identity Formation and Body Codes
Week 7
Week 8
- E-Commerce - Porn, Property, and Power
Week 9 - Geopolitical Dimensions
Week 10
- Web Art - A New Media Aesthetic
Week 11
- Wrap Up / Student Presentations
Week 12