Required Reading
The following books will be read throughout the Fall 2010 semester. They will be supplemented by articles, podcasts, videos and other content as found on the syllabus.
- Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams (Scribd)
- Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks, Mark Buchanan
- Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture, Tarleton Gillespie
- Code 2, Lawrence Lessig (PDF | Wiki)
Supplemental news articles, videos and podcasts will be assigned throughout the semester.
Recommended Reading & Listening
Concepts, ideas and anecdotes from the following sources will be discussed throughout the semester. It is recommended that those with the time and inclination read them — if not now — in the near future.
Books
- The Wealth of Networks, Yochai Benkler. (PDF)
- The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, Jonathan Zittrain (PDF)
- The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind, James Boyle (PDF & HTML)
- Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Clay Shirky
- Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press, Eric Boehlert
- Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature, Mark Earls
- Free: The Future of a Radical Price, Chris Anderson. Available as an Audio Book Download
- Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software, Christopher Kelty. (PDF )
- Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution, DiBona, Ockman, and Stone. Available as HTML.
Web Sites
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
- Slashdot – Your Rights Online (yro.slashdot.org)
- Information Warfare Monitor (inforwar-monitor.net)
- OpenNet Initiative Blog (opennet.net)
- Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
- Wired: Danger Room (wired.com/dangerroom)
