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STS.066 Discards, Technologies, and Everyday Ecologies
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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Introduces the study of our planet transformed by the things we make and throw away through analysis of the production, circulation, and management of different kinds of discards in connected cultural contexts. Topics may include technological obsolescence, maintenance and modern infrastructures, repurposing of machines and materials, waste and future-making, ideologies of social abjection and marginality, global commerce and the politics of materials, and the use of remainders in creative endeavors, among others. Explores creative modes of social inquiry including ethnography, visual analysis, making, and performance. Engaged participation expected for class activities and discussions.
I. Saraf
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