50252 Culture and Technology

8cp
Requisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures 2 OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures 2
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 300 level

This subject explores the interface of technology and culture. The ways that scientific and technological discourses construct the cultural imagery, individual subjectivity and differences (of race, gender, sex, and ethnicity), and vice versa, are central concerns. The focus is on the culture/technology nexus at the level of perception, aesthetics and emotions. The influence of media/communication technologies on the arts and on intellectual disciplines are also foregrounded. The subject works through case studies (which may include the Internet, telematics, interactivity, robotics and robotic art, military, medical and other media technologies/cultures) and explores historical perspectives as well as philosophical concepts and cultural theories. In some semesters, this subject is taught in conjunction with Electronic Arts at Cornell University in New York and the emphasis is on electronic arts at the interface of technology and culture.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50252.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $816.50
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,720.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.