WOMENSST 392B - S-Gender and Technology

Institution:

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Description:

Technology today is deeply integrated into most aspects of our lives. The course explores the multiple ways in which technology and gender shape each other. Topics will include: feminist technology studies, digital divide, internet, web, and digital technologies, social media, home technologies, biotechnology, reproductive technologies, surveillance, technology and the security "state," and digital entertainment technologies.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 545-0111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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