Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019
Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
HURC 502 001 (CRN: 25714)
CRITICAL PLATFORM STUDIES
Long Title: HRC MELLON RESEARCH SEMINAR
Department: Humanities Research Center
Instructor: Bailar, Melissa
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:30PM M (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 19-APR-2024 5:00AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: The seminar will explore digital knowledge platforms (e-learning, publishing, crowd-sourced, etc.) that both disseminate knowledge and raise questions about what counts as expertise, who controls access to information, what power shifts from educational institutions to corporations, how quantification affects humanistic wisdom, and how academic autonomy and diversity are ultimately disrupted. Repeatable for Credit.