Technology & Social Change

Section 64432

  • Note: This course focuses on how technology both shapes and is shaped by society. In our writing we will analyze claims about technological innovation and develop original arguments about the promises, problems, ethics, and ideologies of this fundamental condition of modern life. Areas for exploration include technological determinism, ethical challenges to technology, political responses to technology, utopianism, and technology's impact of various social systems, ranging from the military to commerce to the family.
  • Session Dates (session code 054)
    First day of classes:
    Wednesday, May 17, 2017
    Last day to add:
    Thursday, May 25, 2017
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Thursday, May 25, 2017
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Wednesday, June 7, 2017
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, June 23, 2017
    End of session:
    Wednesday, July 5, 2017
  • Book List Prices and book list are subject to change.