WGST 410 - Feminism and Technology

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Women's and Gender Studies

Description:

(3 credits)(Prereq: WGST*103) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology, and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural represenations of technology. What role have underrepresented groups played in the development of technology? How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas about gender? How does technology offer possibilities for new social relations and how should we evaluate these possibilities? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and deployed in different cultural contexts? F,S,Su

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take WGST*103;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Women's and Gender Studies; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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