Date of Award
6-1-2015
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Emergent Digital Practices
First Advisor
Conor McGarrigle, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Adrienne Russell
Third Advisor
Christopher Coleman
Fourth Advisor
Matthew Taylor
Keywords
Computers, Digital democracy, Embodiment, Infrastructure, Internet, Public sphere
Abstract
Alternative networking is a growing field of study and practice due to advancements in computer networking hardware, and software protocols. Methods of integrating alternative networking configurations into infrastructure present enhanced forms of empowerment and embodiment for participants. Through an analysis of multiple hardware and software examples, this research suggests that practices of sharing and collaboration, which are embedded in the history of computer networking, have the potential to reinvigorate the notion of a virtual public sphere, and support the ideals of digital democracy.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Philip M. Bain
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
105 p.
Recommended Citation
Bain, Philip M., "Alternative Models of Connectivity: Reclaiming Networked Spaces" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 47.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/47
Copyright date
2015
Discipline
Information technology, Computer science, Mass communication
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Digital Communications and Networking Commons