85507 Theories of Change

This subject assists students to situate their understanding of design in more than one cultural/temporal framework through analysis of the material examining the foundation theories of history and comparative philosophy. From this overview, the critiques interrogating the intervention and dominating power of technology on society, from the machine age to the post-human and cyberspace are investigated in the context of feminist and other critiques of science and technology. Current debate concerning the meaning of innovation, originality, appropriation and replication in an era of digital recognition and recall systems is presented. Systems theory and theories of change are then examined in detail.