THE AGE OF NETWORKS
SOCIAL, CULTURAL & TECHNOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS
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*November 14,4:00pm, Allen Ezell public lecture

*October 31,4:00pm David Stark public lecture; Readings

*October 24,4:00pm, Kathleen Carley public lecture

*Wednesday modeling break-out sessions meet at 12:30pm, Center for Advanced Study, 912 W. Illinois Street, Urbana.
Readings have been assigned for the October 26 meeting.

* The course syllabus has been updated. (Aug 31).

* The Wiki for this seminar is available now. Please check under "Course resources" for the link and how to get started.

* Duncan Watts' talk on Monday (Aug 29):

 
CAS 587: The Age of Networks: Social, Cultural, and Technological Connections
Syllabus

Syllabus-- (pdf file)

Fall 2005, Mondays, 1:00pm-3:00pm Levis Faculty Center, Music Room

1 August 24 (Wed) Introduction: What is a network? Noshir Contractor; Dan Schiller
2 August 29 Science of a Connected Age Duncan Watts*, Columbia U.
3 September 5 No class (Labor Day)  
4 September 12 Network Topologies Laszlo Barabasi, Harvard U. (via video conference in new NCSA building, rm. 2000/ 3000, 1205 W. Clark)
5 September 19 Network Society Darin Barney, McGill U.
6 September 26 Open day for discussion Paper topics due
7 October 3 Internet Governance Issues Milton Mueller, Syracuse U.
8 October 10 No class (Columbus Day)  
9 October 17 Telecommunications System Development in Industrializing America Richard John, UIC
10 October 24 Surveillance and Public Interest Networks Kathleen Carley*, Carnegie Mellon U.
11 October 31 Transnational/ NGO Networks David Stark,* Columbia U.
12 November 7 Open Day for discussion
13 November 14 Dark Side of Networks Allen Ezell*, Wachovia
14 November 28 Network Norms, Regulation, and Policy Russ Neuman, U. of Michigan
15 December 5 Wrap up  

* Also giving a public lecture.

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