ATTENTION ACTIVISM 101 [ONLINE] (11/12-11/16)
Attention is the touchstone problem of our age. Over the last twenty years, an unprecedented concentration of technical and financial power has successfully monetized human attention. The harms of this new system — in effect, the "fracking" of our most intimate selves — are familiar to all. Less widely understood is the nature of the movement that has emerged to fight back against this historic injustice: ATTENTION ACTIVISM.
In this course, we will survey the intellectual and practical foundations of the nascent ATTENTION ACTIVISM movement. We'll draw on texts by Karl Marx, Guy Debord, Shoshana Zuboff, Tim Wu, and Yves Citton among others. What do the extractive incursions of the Attention Economy mean for shared life in the twenty-first century — and how are communities of activists already working to resist them?
Classes on Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:45pm EST
November 12th-16th
Online via Zoom
Our courses cost $250, with an Advanced rate for students with an income above 100k. We also offer a Discounted rate for students with constraining circumstances.
Additionally, we offer three tuition-waiver scholarships per course. To apply for a scholarship, click HERE.
Seminar participants are eligible for a refund (minus 3% processing fee) as late as 1 week before the start of the first seminar gathering. Participants submitting requests within 1 week of the seminar's commencement can transfer their enrollment credit to another seminar or SoRA program of equal or lower cost. We do not offer refunds or transfers after the commencement of the first seminar.
Attention is the touchstone problem of our age. Over the last twenty years, an unprecedented concentration of technical and financial power has successfully monetized human attention. The harms of this new system — in effect, the "fracking" of our most intimate selves — are familiar to all. Less widely understood is the nature of the movement that has emerged to fight back against this historic injustice: ATTENTION ACTIVISM.
In this course, we will survey the intellectual and practical foundations of the nascent ATTENTION ACTIVISM movement. We'll draw on texts by Karl Marx, Guy Debord, Shoshana Zuboff, Tim Wu, and Yves Citton among others. What do the extractive incursions of the Attention Economy mean for shared life in the twenty-first century — and how are communities of activists already working to resist them?
Classes on Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:45pm EST
November 12th-16th
Online via Zoom
Our courses cost $250, with an Advanced rate for students with an income above 100k. We also offer a Discounted rate for students with constraining circumstances.
Additionally, we offer three tuition-waiver scholarships per course. To apply for a scholarship, click HERE.
Seminar participants are eligible for a refund (minus 3% processing fee) as late as 1 week before the start of the first seminar gathering. Participants submitting requests within 1 week of the seminar's commencement can transfer their enrollment credit to another seminar or SoRA program of equal or lower cost. We do not offer refunds or transfers after the commencement of the first seminar.
Attention is the touchstone problem of our age. Over the last twenty years, an unprecedented concentration of technical and financial power has successfully monetized human attention. The harms of this new system — in effect, the "fracking" of our most intimate selves — are familiar to all. Less widely understood is the nature of the movement that has emerged to fight back against this historic injustice: ATTENTION ACTIVISM.
In this course, we will survey the intellectual and practical foundations of the nascent ATTENTION ACTIVISM movement. We'll draw on texts by Karl Marx, Guy Debord, Shoshana Zuboff, Tim Wu, and Yves Citton among others. What do the extractive incursions of the Attention Economy mean for shared life in the twenty-first century — and how are communities of activists already working to resist them?
Classes on Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:45pm EST
November 12th-16th
Online via Zoom
Our courses cost $250, with an Advanced rate for students with an income above 100k. We also offer a Discounted rate for students with constraining circumstances.
Additionally, we offer three tuition-waiver scholarships per course. To apply for a scholarship, click HERE.
Seminar participants are eligible for a refund (minus 3% processing fee) as late as 1 week before the start of the first seminar gathering. Participants submitting requests within 1 week of the seminar's commencement can transfer their enrollment credit to another seminar or SoRA program of equal or lower cost. We do not offer refunds or transfers after the commencement of the first seminar.