INF311H1 0.5 Credits

Information in the Cultural Imagination

Course Description

How is the idea of information constructed through cultural representation? How do imaginative works provoke us to think about information technologies? This course (INF311H1 — Information in the Cultural Imagination) surveys the cultural history of the idea of information, from its historical roots to present-day representations in popular culture, drawing on film, television, video games, literature, art, advertising, performance, and other media. [24L, 12T]