WGS355H5 Lecture 1: Lecture 1- 5th September, 2017
20 Oct 2017
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Instructor"s background: women"s online activism in middle east, do network and conduct activism on different issues. Examine computer technology facilitates women participation on cyber space. Teach you the politics behind makes the conditions, possibilities, gender politics behind websites and social networks. Gender and new technology in the content of technology. First few are theoretical, give you understanding of terminology, theories and historical evolution, case study. Second category, online material, fun to read, short and fun. Course readings are interdisciplinary, approach to her topic, from different disciplines, psychology, political science and philosophy. Social media for change: you have to choose or pick up online campaign. Online campaign assignment: 2 different parts, create a proposal and then present. In class test: very easy, straight forward, short answer and an essay, there is a review. Internet is the global communication network, hardware and software. Cyberspace we refer to the non-geographical ritual metaphorical space in which all computer objects including humans, dogs exist.
