THEORY OF THE DIGITAL SOCIETY

Diana SALZANO THEORY OF THE DIGITAL SOCIETY

1212500044
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
EQF6
DIPLOMATIC, INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1TEORIA DELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE MOD 1
642LESSONS
2TEORIA DELLA SOCIETA' DIGITALE MOD 2
642LESSONS
ExamDate
SALZANO15/01/2025 - 10:30
SALZANO15/01/2025 - 10:30
SALZANO29/01/2025 - 10:30
SALZANO29/01/2025 - 10:30
SALZANO12/02/2025 - 10:30
SALZANO12/02/2025 - 10:30
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE DIGITAL SOCIETY, KEY CONCEPTS SUCH AS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW. THROUGH AN ADEQUATE THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT TOPICS, SUCH AS NETWORK SOCIETY, RETICULAR INDIVIDUALISM, INFORMATIONAL CAPITALISM, THE ONLINE PUBLIC SPHERE WILL OFFER THE STUDENT THE POSSIBILITY OF ACQUIRING TRANSVERSAL KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS AND LINES OF EVOLUTION OF COMPANIES DIGITAL. THE ATTENTION PAID TO DIGITAL MEDIA WILL ENABLE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS AND EMERGING TRENDS IN THE DIGITAL SOCIETY, INCLUDING PHENOMENA SUCH AS ONLINE COMMUNICATION POLARISATION, DISINFORMATION, DIGITAL ACTIVISM AND, PARTICULARLY ACUTE, THE DIGIT GAP ALE, WITH RELEVANT IMPLICATIONS SOCIOECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICAL.
Prerequisites
PREREQUISITES:

GOOD REASONING ABILITY, SENSE CRITICAL, OVERVIEW, ATTENTION TO CONTEXT, ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY SKILLS, ABILITY TO DEVELOP THE DIVERGENT THINKING, CREATIVITY, INTUITION, JUDGEMENT.
Contents
THE COURSE DEALS WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL THEMES OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF DIGITAL MEDIA: THE SOCIAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES OF THE PARTICIPATORY WEB, THE NETWORK SOCIETY, RETICULAR INDIVIDUALISM, INFORMATIONAL CAPITALISM, THE ONLINE PUBLIC SPHERE. THE ATTENTION PAID TO DIGITAL MEDIA ALLOWS TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS AND EMERGING TRENDS IN DIGITAL SOCIETY, INCLUDING PHENOMENA SUCH AS ONLINE COMMUNICATION POLARIZATION, DISINFORMATION, DIGITAL ACTIVISM AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, WITH ITS RELEVANT SOCIOECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS.
Teaching Methods
TEACHING METHODS:

LECTURES AND WORKSHOP
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION ON THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
Texts
1) DAVIDE BENNATO, SOCIOLOGIA DEI MEDIA DIGITALI. RELAZIONI SOCIALI E PROCESSI COMUNICATIVI DEL WEB PARTECIPATIVO, LATERZA, 2011
2) SHOSHANA ZUBOFF, IL CAPITALISMO DELLA SORVEGLIANZA. IL FUTURO DELL'UMANITÀ NELL'ERA DEI NUOVI POTERI, LUISS UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023
3) NICITA A., IL MERCATO DELLE VERITÀ. COME LA DISINFORMAZIONE MINACCIA LA DEMOCRAZIA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2021
4) SALZANO D., NAPOLI A., LA PARRESIA AL TEMPO DEGLI ALGORITMI, STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA N°2, VITA E PENSIERO, MILANO, 2020 (SOME NOTES FROM THE ARTICLE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER)
Lessons Timetable

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