History C192: History of Information
History C192: History of Information (UC Berkeley). This course explores the history of information and associated technologies, uncovering why we think of ours as "the information age." We will select moments in the evolution of production,
recording, and storage from the earliest writing systems to the world of Short Message Service (SMS) and blogs. In every instance, we'll be concerned with both what and when and how and why, and we will keep returning to the question of technological
determinism: how do technological developments affect society and vice versa?
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History C192: History of Information (Spring 2014) |
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Instructors: Professor Geoffrey Nunberg and Professor Paul Duguid. The Age of Information. Technological Determinism. The First Information Technology: Writing Systems. Manuscript Culture. Print Revolution. The Emergence of the Public. ... |
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History C192: History of Information (Spring 2013) |
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Instructors: Professor Geoffrey Nunberg and Professor Paul Duguid. Language and the Dictionary. The Organization of Knowledge. The Rise of Literacy. Information as Property. The Impact of Photography. The Rise of Broadcasting. ... |
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History C192: History of Information (Spring 2012) |
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Instructors: Professor Geoffrey Nunberg and Professor Paul Duguid. The Rise of Broadcasting. Advent of the Computer. Storage and Search. The Internet. Social Implications of the Internet. Social Effects of the Internet. ... |
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History C192: History of Information (Spring 2011) |
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Instructors: Professor Geoffrey Nunberg and Professor Paul Duguid. This course explores the history of information and associated technologies, uncovering why we think of ours as "the information age." |
