UFIE95-20-3
Information Systems and Society
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SummaryContinuing on the theme of computer encroachment into fields of human affairs, this week we want to consider some of the effects on the independence of the human in terms of the body and the person. We will look at the digital augmentation of the body and the question of whether a digital presence implies a loss of importance of the body. This departure is welcomed by Haraway but regretted by Lyotard. Key terms and concepts
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Sample questionIn what sense do phenomena such as the panoptican, cyborgs and artificial intelligence augment our needs, and in what sense to they pose a threat to humanity? ReadingBell, G and Gray, J, 2001, Digital immortality Norman, D, 2001, Cyborgs Further ReadingStuart Sim, 2001, Lyotard and the Inhuman Icon Books George Myerson, 2000, Donna Haraway and GM Foods Icon Books Hubert L. Dreyfus, 2001, On the Internet (Thinking in Action), Routledge Books Find out moreThe cybermen from the Guardian. Pics Worth a Thousand Protests, Wired report about how activists have deployed wearable technologies to redress the balance between oppressor and oppressed The cyborg manifesto by Donna Harraway |
TutorialVideo - Digital Planet: Cybersouls This week we will watch and discuss a video about the cyborg concept. Are there any 'proper' boundaries between humanity and technology? |