A Cultural History of the Internet (FMS-0007)

Spring 2027 · FMS 0007 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The internet as cultural and historical phenomenon and the power structures embedded in digital platforms. Internet development from early computational ideas to digital culture and interactive media. Foundational technologies including the Jacquard Loom and Babbage’s Analytical Engine, the emergence of networked computing and World Wide Web, and the explosion of online communities. Focus on internet culture: memes, digital art, remix culture, early social platforms, and interactive web-based games and artworks, from net.art experiments to Flash animations and viral browser games. Concludes with YouTube and the foundations of contemporary social media, when user-generated content became a dominant force in global media. The internet’s impact on media production, storytelling, and cultural identity.

Course codes: FMS-0007, FMS 0007, FMS0007, FMS-7, FMS 7, FMS7, STS-0037, STS 0037, STS0037, STS-37, STS 37, STS37

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