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Courses - Spring 2026
AMST
American Studies Department Site
AMST628N
Seminar in American Studies; Space, Place, and Identity in the Digital Age
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
This course will investigate the relationship between the production of space, practices of place, and embodied identity. The relationship between these categories has taken on a new level of importance with the emergence of digital technologies, as seen in both academic studies and in the broader cultural climate. We will study several topics that are situated at the intersection of space, place, identity, and digital technology such as mapping and power, location-aware and pervasive technologies, surveillance, disability and urban design, empire in the digital age, transnational identity, and diaspora in an age of global connectivity.