Mobile phones and smart phones were used by citizen journalists, protesters, and onlookers to organize and document the Arab Spring. (Photo courtesy of nebedaay on Flickr. CC-BY-NC-SA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Sasha Costanza-Chock
Rebecca Hurwitz
MIT Course Number
CMS.360 / CMS.860
As Taught In
Fall 2012
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course examines civic media in comparative, transnational and historical perspectives through the use of various theoretical tools, research approaches, and project design methods.