Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MELLON GRADUATE SEMINAR III

Department: Humanities Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

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. Formerly offered as HURC 502. The total number of completions is five, whether taken as HURC 502 or HUMA 503. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.