Assignment:
You have recently been learning about the internet and the various aspects of it. I have noticed that there are numerous symbolic and material representations of the internet in other media: movies, news stories, advertisements, etc. This led me to think about how the perception of the internet has changed for society based on these representations. My question begins with:
1) What is a recent representation of the internet through a form of media as listed above?
2) What does the representation say and what discourses does it reinforce or problematize?
3) Does it present the internet as emancipatory or oppressive?
4) Does it connect to Web 2.0 notions of democratization?
5) Does it characterize virtual community or online identity in any particular way?