Machine World
59 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
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193-16 Machine World - Dr Anne Scott.
This course will explore the social, economic and political implications of technology, especially new technologies, on our world today and on the future of humankind. Our world is changing so fast and technology is a key driver of that change. What are the impacts of this technology on us as humans, and on our societies?
Join Dr Anne Scott for this unique exploration of the many ways technologies co-create, co-structure and co-shape our economic, political, social and cultural world. Key issues for this course will be the changing nature of capitalism; changes to geopolitics and the nation-state; the effects of technological change on agriculture and the world food system; ecological consequences of new technologies; some social implications of modern biomedicine; and the changing nature of the labour market.
Thus, this course will focus on macro social science – the large-scale processes, structures and developments which shape and influence our world. There will be a break and some light snacks provided each week, weekly reading material will be issued and is included in the course cost.
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