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"Laboratories for Democracy" Networking from below--week 10. Discussion of what Juris calls "the self-generating network as an emerging political ideal." This new ideal emerges in the context of the policy & social values dilemma described by Castells, who says that we cannot take for granted that the massive structural transformations and human dislocations represented by the "network society" are an intrinsically superior or progressive set of changes. Rather, Castells asks, what policy _choices_ must we make after recognizing that this global tranformation is both "potentially destructive and potentially creative"? What policy choices need to be made in order to maximize creativity--in politics, education, production, development, and culture--while minimizing harm?	1	29	by hilary titus 1246428873|(%O ago) Jump!
Games, Professions, and How the Mind Works Shaffer and Gee reading: The Mind as Simulator, Epistemic Games	4	175	by hilary titus 1246432813|(%O ago) Jump!
The Cybertariat Cybertariat=network technology + "proletariat" What are the new forms of inequality, exclusion, and exploitation?	1	46	by cruiz 1243558850|(%O ago) Jump!
Media Ownership, Insurgency, Culture Jamming In your reading for this week, I've asked you to learn about the tension between notions of property (intellectual property, media ownership) and our hopes for a more democratic culture and society. Discuss some of those tensions and the resolutions here, referring back to the reading for the week. What are some of the tensions these groups and individuals see between property rights and other rights (to free expression, education, self-determination, equality, etc)? What resolutions do they propose? What are the strategies they employ? How do their strategies differ based on their circumstances? Do you see differences in each group's relationship to internet technology and culture? Do they have different visions of a better future?	1	56	by franwiki 1243822393|(%O ago) Jump!
Week 5 conversation In class discussion	45	436	by 1590664 1244790789|(%O ago) Jump!

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