MDST 2012 - Hacker Culture Course uri icon

Overview

description

  • Chronicles the evolution of hacker culture from its origins as a geeky subculture to a criminal underground to its adaptation by CEOs. Considers how hacker formations sometimes represent a new kind of politics, sometimes a rejection of politics. Explores the contested figure of the hacker in the past, present and science-fiction of the internet.

instructor(s)

  • Schneider, Nathan  
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2024