Module manager: Cindy Ma
Email: C.Ma4@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
In this module you will explore the intersections between digital technologies and culture. You will analyse both the cultures that emerge within digital ecosystems (like gaming communities) and the impact of new technologies on cultural production (like the music industry). This module will introduce you to theories and concepts that help us to understand how technology and culture mutually shape one another.
This module explores the cultural practices that are based on, emerge from, and ask questions about digital technologies. In this module, you will learn key concepts within science and technology studies (STS) and cultural studies and apply these concepts to a variety of digital cultures. You will also develop an understanding of the political, economic, and social implications of these emerging cultural practices, forms, and ways of relating to one another.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1- Demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of contemporary digital cultures, forms and practices
2- Engage with key debates & writers in the field of digital cultures;
3- Analyse digital cultures from social, technological, cultural & political perspectives;
4- Investigate a specific manifestation of digital culture through the application of qualitative research methods
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5- Interpret and analyse data (or information) from a number of sources in order to solve a defined problem
6- Produce a plan of action for undertaking a project
7- Tailor complex information against competing needs and demands to a target audience
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
The first assessment leads into the second, and performance is monitored weekly through seminars, which are structured around discussions and activities that assess students’ understanding of key concepts from the lectures and readings. Students also have opportunities for feedback by attending the office hours of both the lecturer and seminar leader(s).
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Essay | 40 |
| Coursework | Case Study | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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