AWss 303 - Popular Technology:Advocacy and Activism in an Age of IT

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SUNY at Albany

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How can activists, scientists, and scholars democratize science and technology? This seminar explores the social, historical, and ethical dimensions of modern technology through the lens of global social movements and activism. Students will be introduced to basic social movements and activism. Students will be introduced to basic social movement theory as well as concepts from science and technology studies (STS) and feminist theory in order to examine the socio-economic and ideological barriers to creating science and technology oriented more toward human needs. Topics may include appropriate technology in the "developing" world; women's and community health movements; community supported agriculture; popular epidemiology in global AIDS organizing; environmental justice; and the Indy Media movement. The course offers the option of completing a team-based, service-learning project in collaboration with a local community-building organization. Community partners include organizations focusing on community health, environmental justice, technology access, independent media, etc.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albany.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 442-3300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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