Information Technology, Society, and Culture

Course # STSS 2550 Tues-Thurs 2:00- 3:50, Lally 103. Instructor: Ron Eglash

Course Syllabus and book orders

Class reserves

Week 1

Lecture notes on biological determinism

The extraordinary genetic unity of the human race

Week 2

Questions on African Fractals ch 1-2

Questions on African Fractals ch 3-4

Diffusion Limited Aggregation

Week 3

Questions on African Fractals ch 5-6

Questions on African Fractals ch 7-8

Introduction to Cellular Automata

CelLab software download

Week 4

Questions on African Fractals ch 9-10

Questions on African Fractals ch 11-12

Week 5

Questions on African Fractals ch 13-14

Week 6

Lecture on history of feminism 1

Questions on Women@Internet ch 1-2

Week 7

Lecture on history of feminism 2

Questions on Women@Internet ch 3-5

Questions on Women@Internet ch 7-9

Week 8

Lecture on Coercion and Consent in feminist theory

Questions on Women@Internet ch 10-11

Questions on Women@Internet ch 12-13

Week 9

Spring Break

Week 10

Lecture: gender in computer-mediated communications

Questions on Women@Internet ch 14-15

Questions on Women@Internet ch 16-17

Week 11

Lecture: labor and production

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 2-3

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 4-5

Week 12

Film: Johnny Mnemonic

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 6,8

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 9-10

Week 13

Lecture: appropriating technology

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 11-12

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 13-14

Week 14

Questions on Schon, Sanyal, and Mitchell ch 15-16

Student surveys: help out your colleagues with a few quick questions

Nicholas R. Markham's survey Mike Vetrano's survey

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