HST 404 Computing and Capitalism
This course is an advanced study of issues that arise at the intersection of computing and capitalism. It includes topics such as: the sources of technological innovation in advanced economies; the role of computing in the continuing evolution of capitalism; the ways in which capitalism impacts the development of computing technologies; the properties of computing and capitalism and their interrelationships. It will also explore themes central to life in capitalist countries, such as freedom, surveillance, privacy, and the individual.