Anthropology of Social Media: Why We Post

This free online five-week course asks 'What are the consequences of social media?' by taking a comparative and anthropological approach to social media use around the world.
From factory workers in China, to IT professionals in India, to school children in England, you'll learn about the vast spectrum of experiences of social media for people in all walks of life.
The course is based on the work of nine anthropologists who each spent 15 months in fieldsites in Brazil, Chile, industrial and rural China, England, India, Italy, Trinidad and Turkey.