Monti, your insights into how the study dovetails with our digital surveillance experiences during covid are spot on. What I find very interesting is that the research shows that people are not all that fussed […]

Yes! I completely agree. If you are interested in the extent of this collection, I highly recommend Edward Snowden’s Permanent Record.

Thanks for the post. Did you find any one study particularly compelling? Was their any one finding that stood out to you?

That gets a standing ovation. You had me at Cardi B, but then….. A VENN DIAGRAM?! I love it. Yes, this is a wonderfully visual representation of these studies to compare and contrast the different […]

I think this is an excellent summary of the articles. I agree with you that the research question dictates the method. Each study is doing something a bit different, so different methods are needed. For my own […]

I second Ka’Lyn’s quote, “THIS PART!” I have been reading the commentary throughout this Discuss and Assess and see how we contribute to “scholarship of the digital.” WE are theorizing what we think digital […]

Yes! “Digital technologies like smart watches, iPhones and websites like Facebook and Instagram are no longer a destination, but an extension of ourselves- or at least the online self we create.” This is so on […]

I think inequalities generate in any space are impactful. I think we need to start thinking about the digital space as its own institution that organizes our lives–just like Gender, Race, Family, Education, etc. I […]

These are great points. I want to contribute to that conversation. Sana, your succinct summation of what digital sociology is excellent. I am curious whether you agree with what the authors of the texts are […]

I love this discussion. Ka’Lyn, yes, the shade is real. Sociology as a discipline has been foundationally crafted from a white male perspective. Marx, Weber, and Durkheim make up the “canon.” It was […]

Excellent analysis. You are correct. We are going beyond simply understanding how these digital tools work and shape our lives. Digital sociology is about the critical examination. This, I would argue, makes […]

Welcome, Alanis! So glad to have you in the course! How exciting that you are still cultivating your research interests. Follow the intellectual rabbit hole and explore all those interests. It will coalesce. […]

Hi Monti! So glad you are on the course! I love to binge-watch epics: The Lord of the Ring, the Harry Potter series, The Godfather, Dances with Wolves, and Braveheart are my go-to’s.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the course! I am so glad you are here. We have overlap in research interests as I am interested in the sociology of the family and race & ethnicity. Let’s talk! We have another […]

I am delighted to have you back in class! I am really excited to hear your perspectives on the material from methodological perspective. As far as being the second oldest of ten, WOW! I am always fascinated by […]

Welcome to the course! I am also a Zelda fan! I actually played it when it first came out on Nintendo. It is still one of my all-time favs!