SOCIOL 300

Sociology of Science and Technology

Please note: this is archived course information from 2023 for SOCIOL 300.

Description

A survey of theoretical and practical approaches to understanding the relationship between technology and society. Topics studied include: technology and social theory, technology and subjectivity, the politics of artefacts and the impacts of new social media.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for SOCIOL 300.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2023

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Karly Burch

Reading/Texts

S. Matthewman. (2011) Technology and Social Theory. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Points

SOCIOL 300: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or COMMS 103 and 208

Restrictions

SOCIOL 311