2025 Fall
POLECON 159 001 - LEC 001
Digital Technology, Political Economy, and Justice
Khalid Kadir
Class #:31584
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
3
Enrolled: 37
Waitlisted: 10
Capacity: 40
Waitlist Max: 10
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Khalid Kadir
Course Catalog Description
How can we understand the role of digital technology in our lives and in society today? In this course we will investigate the political economy of digital technologies. In doing so, we will consider how the rapid rise of digital technologies is simultaneously reinforcing past structures of power while also forging new terrains of contestation. Throughout this process, we will consider how injustice is exacerbated or justice is achieved through the proliferation of these new technologies. Finally, we will examine the creative forms of resistance that have emerged alongside these technologies.
Class Notes
If you are a declared/intended GS/PE major or minor and cannot enroll in this class via standard methods, please complete this form, which will open July 25 and close August 15: https://forms.gle/PMZ4Y5Yve9WGSEh17. Permission seats will be given only to declared/intended GS/PE majors or minors who a..
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If you are a declared/intended GS/PE major or minor and cannot enroll in this class via standard methods, please complete this form, which will open July 25 and close August 15: https://forms.gle/PMZ4Y5Yve9WGSEh17. Permission seats will be given only to declared/intended GS/PE majors or minors who are on the waitlist. Completing this form is not a guarantee of a seat.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None