CSOn4011 Culture, Technology and Society

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2021
Rozsah
1/1/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučováno prezenčně.
Vyučující
Dr. Werner Binder (přednášející)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
St 18:00–19:40 U34
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/20, pouze zareg.: 0/20, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/20
Mateřské obory/plány
předmět má 12 mateřských oborů, zobrazit
Cíle předmětu
Culture as the realm of meaningful human activity has often been juxtaposed with technology as an area of meaningless mechanical interaction. Cultural sociologists have argued against this opposition, exploring instead the intricate relations between technology on the one hand and meanings and culture on the other hand. Likewise, scholars from science and technology studies have started to question the distinction between the social and the technological – some even put human actors and non-human actors on par. This course offers an introduction into the sociology and cultural sociology of technology highlighting the social meanings contemporary technological phenomena. The first half on the course will be devoted to the study of classic texts and contemporary (cultural) sociological approaches to technology, the second half deals with current technologies and their social and cultural relevance, with a strong empirical focus on bio-technologies and artificial intelligence.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- identify and summarize core arguments of sociological and non-sociological texts;
- demonstrate their knowledge of different approaches to technology within sociology;
- analyze the social and cultural relevance of contemporary technological phenomena
Osnova
  • I Organizational Meeting
  • II Technology as Symbolic Form
  • III Technology as Disenchantment
  • IV Technology as Enchantment
  • V Sociotechnical Imaginaries
  • VI Technology as Delegation
  • Reading Week
  • VII Biotechnology I
  • VIII Biotechnology II
  • IX Biotechnology III
  • X Artificial Intelligence I
  • XI Artificial Intelligence II
  • XII Artificial Intelligence III
Výukové metody
Readings, lectures, class discussion, presentations in class and indpendent research essays and papers.
Metody hodnocení
1. Participation in class – 15% 2. Presentation in class or final essay (due December 31) – 15% 3. Final paper (due January 31) – 70%
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
All relevant information and readings can be found in the interactive Syllabus in IS prior to the start of the seminar.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2023, podzim 2024.