2026/2027
Цифровая антропология
ID 1245536
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Институт медиа
Где читается:
Факультет креативных индустрий
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Душакова Наталья
Язык:
русский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
32
Программа дисциплины
Аннотация
The course is designed to introduce students to the study of human behavior and cultural practices in digital environments. It explores how technology shapes social interactions, communication patterns, and identity formation online. Students will examine various digital platforms, such as social media, virtual communities, and mobile applications, to understand their impact on society. The course also covers ethical considerations related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital ethics.
Цель освоения дисциплины
- To introduce the principles and main theoretical concepts of digital anthropology to students and to provide them with tools for analysis of human interaction in digital environment as well as human interaction with digital technologies
- To teach students to use various methods of collecting data in digital space and interpreting the results using anthropological resources
- To familiarize students with cultural differences in using digital media and everyday practices in the digital field
- To show new trends in digital anthropology involving mixed methods and online ethnography to deal with topical issues
Планируемые результаты обучения
- uses methods of digital anthropology to conduct his/her research and / or make sense of a wide variety of social phenomena
- reveals cultural differences in using digital media
- compares everyday digital practices of different online communities
- reveals unwritten laws of different communities using anthropological approaches
- applies multi-sited ethnography to his / her area of professional (theoretical / industrial) interest
- applies the latest research in the field of digital anthropology to his/her area
Содержание учебной дисциплины
- Introduction to Digital Anthropology
- Methodology
- Anthropology of Social Media
- Making sense of digital spaces
- Visuality in digital anthropology
- Anthropological studies of virtual worlds
- Case studies in digital anthropology
Элементы контроля
- Overview of different cultural traditions concerning usage of social media
- Attendance of classes & Activity during the course
- Digital fieldwork during the course (individual assignment)
- Theoretically and empirically grounded individual project
Промежуточная аттестация
- 2026/2027 4th module0.3 * Digital fieldwork during the course (individual assignment) + 0.34 * Theoretically and empirically grounded individual project + 0.16 * Attendance of classes & Activity during the course + 0.2 * Overview of different cultural traditions concerning usage of social media
