Big Ideas in the History and Future of Technology
Theodora Rivendale | Syllabus | IMNY-UT.203 | Tues 7:00pm to 8:30pm in > Thur 7:00pm to 8:30pm in Meetings:7-First Half
2 Point, Elective, Fall 2024, IMA Major Elective, In-Person, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Studies/Seminar (Old Structure), Tech and Society (New Structure)
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2 Point, Elective, Fall 2024, IMA Major Elective, In-Person, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Studies/Seminar (Old Structure), Tech and Society (New Structure)
Last updated: October 20, 2023
Big Ideas: The History and Future of Technology
This class will provide students with a critical perspective on contemporary issues in media technologies and discuss the history, controversies, consequences, and ethical questions in emerging media. The first half of the class charts a history of media technologies from the 1940s to the present, focusing on the idealogical and social conditions that led to the creation of the technologies that exist now. The second half examines possible futures, and the tools we can use to predict (and build) those futures.
Instructor Website: http://alden.website