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ARIN1001: The Past and Futures of Digital Cultures
2025 unit information
This unit introduces Digital Cultures, the critical interdisciplinary field of research into the cultural and social dimensions of digital technologies. It explores the histories, imaginaries, ideas, platforms and thinkers that inform the study of digital cultures. Students will examine tools and theories that explain the interrelated processes of digital media and communications development and social change. This unit will explore what it means to be a digital cultures researcher and practitioner, offering students foundational knowledge and skills for the major as well as investigating the latest technologies and trends.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand the key concepts in the field of digital cultures, and have the ability to explain them and their interconnections across disciplinary perspectives.
- LO2. Locate histories and imaginaries of digital cultures in fiction, scholarly works, and media platforms/ecosystems.
- LO3. Identify the key thinkers that contributed to the development of the field, and explain their influence on the studies and practice of digital cultures.
- LO4. Develop and demonstrate understanding of critical research process and be able to articulate it in academic writing.
- LO5. Develop skills in visual design, critical thinking, and independent and collaborative research to create and present work in a range of formats and apply theories to issues in digital cultures.
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