Oil, Maps, Data: Technology in the Middle East
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Course Description
This course introduces students to a wide range of humanities and social science concepts pertaining to the global study of technology with an emphasis on the Middle East in the 19th, 20th and 21st-centuries. The main body of the course focuses on three case studies namely oil, mapping, and the internet through which issues of power, race, colonialism, financial imperialism, violence, and surveillance will be explored. This colloquium provides a unique perspective on contemporary debates about the politics and ethics of technology through a study of their global circulation.
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Grading Basis
RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)
Min
4
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Colloquium
Enrollment Optional?
No