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ANTH 201 - Anthropology of Technology in Modern Life

The course covers theories in technological evolution as it relates to everyday lives of humans around the globe. It includes materials on automotive culture, automation and postindustrial society, anthropology of space, embodied technology, and technologies of memory and examines these relations along political, social, and historical trajectories. We will draw on multitude of sources in this class ranging from book chapters, academic articles and news articles to films. The course will utilize discussion forums, video lectures, and films to teach the subject matter to students and get them engaged in the learning process.

3 credits


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