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This course will introduce students to themes that mark this century: the social impact of technology and ethical dimensions of a mediated humanity. Through a reflection on technological history and social change, the recent transformations brought in by technology on government, business, and society will be discussed through topics ranging from social media to new medical technologies to artificial intelligence (AI).
Syllabus
Week Number
Title
Society, Technology and Social Change
Theorising Digital Society
Technology and Society: Reconceptualising social research (Big Data; Thick Data)
Ethical impacts of technology in society: Identities and Inequalities in digital spaces (Algorithms, search engines, and social media, AI and society
New medical technologies (new reproductive technologies)
Digital public engagement
Can machines think? Technology, AI and the future of power in society
Taught by
Prof. Mayurakshi Chaudhuri