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This concentration explores computing as a cultural phenomenon. It equips students to analyze technology's role in society and culture, to understand it historically, and to produce media artifacts.
Some faculty members whose research is related to this concentration include: Tarleton Gillespie; Steve Jackson, and Phoebe Sengers.
Career Paths
- Media scholars
- Media artists
- Critical makers
- Students of critical oriented design master's program (e.g. NYU, ITP, RCA Design Interactions)
Digital Culture and Production courses
Please reference the Cornell Class Roster for details on the courses below.
A. Digital Culture and History
- INFO 2921: Inventing an Information Society
- INFO 3200: Technology, Behavior, and Society
- INFO 4140: Law, Policy, and Politics of Cybersecurity
- INFO 4260: Computing on Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Clockwork: Infrastructure, Work, and Time
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Law, Policy, and Politics of Artificial Intelligence
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - U.S. Copyright Law
- STS 4040: Due Process Clinic
B. Digital Production
- INFO 2300: Intermediate Design and Programming for the Web
- INFO 2310: Interactive Web Application Design and Development
- INFO 3152: Introduction to Computer Game Design*
- INFO 3300: Visual Data Analytics for the Web
- INFO 4320: Introduction to Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing
- CS 4620: Introduction to Computer Graphics
- CS 4758: Autonomous Mobile Robots
C. Media, Art, Design
- INFO 3450: Human-Computer Interaction Design
- INFO 3660: History and Theory of Digital Art
- INFO 4152: Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design*
- INFO 4240: Designing Technology for Social Impact
- INFO 4400: Qualitative User Research and Design Methods
- INFO 4420: Human Computer Interaction Studio
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Design Thinking, Media, and Community
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Human Centered Design and Engaged Media
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Producing Culture About, With, and Through Tech
- INFO 4940: Special Topics - Technology and Social Change Practicum
- ART 3705: Digital Media: Art in the Age of Networks
- ARTH 4151: Topics in Media Arts
- COML 3115: Video and New Media: Art, Theory, Politics
* Students pursuing the IS Minor must complete the INFO ("designer") listing of INFO/CS 3152 and INFO/CS 4152. The CS listing of those courses will not count towards the minor.