Course syllabus
Welcome to the course Technology, Power, and the Future of Humanity!
Whether we interact with it consciously or unconsciously, technology, in its broadest sense,
has an enduring presence in our lives. But how do we think about or relate to technology?
How do we shape technologies to suit our needs, and how does technology, in turn,
variously shape our lifeworlds? What kind of power relations do today’s technologies
produce and reproduce? What expectations do we have, or should we have, of technology’s
role in the creation of more sustainable futures? Perhaps, most importantly, who is this ‘we’
we talk about when we talk about technology?
Zoom-link for class sessions on zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/5316261152 Links to an external site.
Course summary:
| Date | Details | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, 20 Mar 2023 | Calendar event Course introduction and workshop | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Course introduction and workshop | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Wed, 22 Mar 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 1: Philosophy and anthropology of technology - Wiebren Boonstra | 10:15 to 12:00 |
| Mon, 27 Mar 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 2: The industrial revolution - Jens Amborg | 17:15 to 19:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 2: The industrial revolution - Jens Amborg | 17:15 to 19:00 | |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 3: Unequal systems of power - Alf Hornborg | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 3: Unequal systems of power - Alf Hornborg | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Mon, 3 Apr 2023 | Assignment Hand-in Reflection Seminar 1 | due by 23:59 |
| Wed, 5 Apr 2023 | Calendar event Seminar: Reflections | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Seminar: Reflections | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Assignment Attendance Reflection Seminar 1 | due by 23:59 | |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 4: A global south perspective - Katja Jekaterina Sarajeva | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 4: A global south perspective - Katja Jekaterina Sarajeva | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Fri, 14 Apr 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 5: An indigenous perspective - Tomas Kuhmunen | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 5: An indigenous perspective - Tomas Kuhmunen | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Fri, 21 Apr 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 6: A Gender Perspective - Öznur Karakas | 10:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 6: A Gender Perspective - Öznur Karakas | 10:15 to 12:00 | |
| Mon, 24 Apr 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 7: An Economic Perspective - Rikard Warlenius | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 7: An Economic Perspective - Rikard Warlenius | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Tue, 25 Apr 2023 | Assignment Hand-in Reflection Seminar 2 | due by 23:59 |
| Wed, 26 Apr 2023 | Assignment Attendance Reflection Seminar 2 | due by 23:59 |
| Wed, 3 May 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 8: A Perspective on Interactions with Nature - Freddie Lymeus | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 8: A Perspective on Interactions with Nature - Freddie Lymeus | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Fri, 5 May 2023 | Calendar event Lecture 9: A Posthumanist Perspective - Jesse Peterson | 10:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Lecture 9: A Posthumanist Perspective - Jesse Peterson | 10:15 to 12:00 | |
| Mon, 8 May 2023 | Calendar event Seminar: Debate preparation - Course Coordinators | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Wed, 10 May 2023 | Calendar event Debate - Course Coordinators | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Assignment Attendance Debate | due by 23:59 | |
| Mon, 15 May 2023 | Calendar event Workshop: Imagining Future Technologies/Sci-fi prototyping - Andrew Merrie | 13:00 to 16:00 |
| Calendar event Workshop: Imagining Future Technologies/Sci-fi prototyping - Andrew Merrie | 13:00 to 16:00 | |
| Mon, 22 May 2023 | Calendar event Re-examination Seminar 1 | 10:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Re-examination Seminar 1 | 10:15 to 12:00 | |
| Calendar event Re-examination Seminar 2 | 10:15 to 12:00 | |
| Calendar event Re-examination Seminar 2 | 10:15 to 12:00 | |
| Mon, 29 May 2023 | Calendar event Presentation: Oral Presentation Final Assignment - Course Coordinators | 9:15 to 12:00 |
| Calendar event Presentation: Oral Presentation Final Assignment - Course Coordinators | 9:15 to 12:00 | |
| Assignment Oral Presentation Final Assignment | due by 23:59 | |
| Sun, 4 Jun 2023 | Assignment Final Assignment | due by 23:59 |
| Assignment Debate re-examination |