INFO 3020

Much of the most transformative social and cultural change in modern history has been achieved through sustained collective action—through groups of people coming together around an injustice or common set of problems and fighting to change the status quo or realize shared goals. The formation, structure, communication, tools, and practices of these social movements are inextricably linked to information. This course explores the complex relationships between information, technology, activism, and social movements – with a particular focus on present-day concerns and tools - to understand information as a site of struggle worked within (and upon) by communities to achieve social change.