Fall 2022 - CMNS 455W D100

Women and New Information Technologies (4)

Class Number: 1205

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Fri, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units, including CMNS 253W with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Topics include the processes through which gendering of technologies takes place; information and communication technologies (ICTs), gender and public and private spheres; issues related to computerization of women's paid and unpaid work; and gender roles and the use of ICTs in relation to health; as well as the contributions which the study of gender and ICTs have made to theoretical debates within science, technology and society studies. Students with credit for CMNS 455 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

In this course, we apply feminist theory to the study of science and technology and critique the false binaries and overlapping forms of oppression that subordinate women and the ways in which gender is produced and regulated through technology. By centering feminist science and technology studies, we examine the merging of technology and everyday life and learn what constitutes a technology within a feminist framework.

Grading

  • Attendance and Participation 15%
  • 4 Reading Reflections (each worth 5%) 20%
  • Writing for an Online Audience (due Oct 3) 15%
  • Writing an Editorial (due Oct 31) 15%
  • Research Proposal (due Nov 14) 5%
  • Final Scholarly Paper (due Dec 12) 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

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Registrar Notes:

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