TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY I

Topics

• A. Definitions & Foundations
• Week 1 (September 2, 4): Introduction: Popular Visions & Received Views
• Required Reading: Franklin, U. (1999). The Real World of Technology (pp. 1-26). House of Anansi Press.
• Week 2 (September 9, 11): Approaches to Understanding the Intersection
• B. Issues in the Intersection
• Week 3 (September 16, 18): Polarization, Extremism, and Democracy
• Week 4 (September 23, 25): Privacy, Security, and Surveillance
• Week 5 (September 30, October 2): Technocolonialism
• Week 6 (October 7, 9): Identity and Injustice
• Week 8 (October 21, 23): Humanity, Posthumanism, and Transhumanism
• Week 9 (October 28, 30): Human/Non-Human Encounters and Relationships
• C. Sites of Intersection
• Week 10 (November 4, 6): Urban Planning and City Space
• Week 11 (November 11, 13): Art
• Week 12 (November 18, 20): Migration
• Week 13 (November 25, 27): Health Care