University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

50252 Culture and Technology

8cp

Requisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures

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 imaginary, 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 levels of perception, aesthetics and emotions. The influence of media/communication technologies on the arts and on intellectual disciplines is also addressed. 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.


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

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.