| SCHOOL | School of Economics and Political Science | ||
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| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||
| Level of Study | Undergraduate | ||
| COURSE CODE | 431084 | ||
| COURSE TITLE | Sociology of Technoculturalism (M) | ||
| Independent Teaching Activities | Weekly Teaching Hours | CREDIT UNITS | |
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| Lectures - assignments | 3 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 3 | 6 | |
| Course Type | General Background | ||
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| Prerequisite Courses | No | ||
| Teaching and Examination Language | Greek | ||
| THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | No | ||
| Course Webpage (URL) | https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/SOC258/ | ||
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand, analyze, and interpret the reciprocal relationship between technology and society, applying theoretical tools to the analysis of technoculture. Specifically:
Knowledge
Students understand the significance of technological developments in the historical and social formation of structures and cultural practices, recognize the theoretical approaches that analyze the relationship between technology and society, and are familiar with the key issues related to labor, communication, the body, community, and politics in the techno-cultural sphere.
Skills
Students analyze social and cultural phenomena related to technologies, apply theoretical tools to practical examples of technoculture, evaluate the social, political, and cultural impacts of technologies, and synthesize well-substantiated analyses and arguments in written and oral discourse.
Skills
Students develop critical thinking regarding contemporary techno-cultural reality, are able to connect theoretical frameworks with practical examples, participate in collective analyses and discussions, and evaluate the dynamics emerging from the encounter of people, technologies, and ideas.
General Capabilities
Upon completion of the course, students will have developed skills including:
The course Sociology of Technoculture explores the complex and reciprocal relationship between technology and culture, focusing on how technological developments historically and socially co-shape both structures and cultural practices. The course approach does not view technology as a neutral force, but examines it as a social product, an extension, and a field of relationships, conflicts, and negotiations within societies.
Through various theoretical approaches – from classical sociology and technology theory to contemporary analyses of digital and material culture – the course examines issues concerning community, labor, communication, the body, politics, and social practices. Special emphasis is placed on the interactions between humans, machines, and ideas, as well as on the dynamics that emerge from the convergence of technologies with cultural patterns, production models, aesthetic values, material infrastructures, and the media.
The course combines theoretical analysis with case studies and examples from everyday life and techno-cultural practice, covering issues such as infrastructures, telematics technologies, communication networks, surveillance systems, the digitization of labor, as well as cultural industry practices. It also examines the aesthetic dimension of technologies, the production and distribution of cultural content, information management, and the operation of the material infrastructures that connect people, machines, and ideas.
The aim of the course is the development of critical thinking around the interaction between technology and society, the understanding of the structures and practices emerging from this interaction, and the ability to evaluate the cultural, social, and political consequences of technological changes. Through this study, students become familiar with different theoretical frameworks for the analysis of technoculture, while simultaneously developing skills in critical reading, theoretical synthesis, and the practical application of knowledge to contemporary technocultural phenomena.
| DELIVERY METHOD | Face to face |
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| Information and Communication Technologies |
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| Activity | Semester Workload |
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| Lectures | 39 |
| Work | 39 |
| Standalone Study | 69 |
| Participation in exams | 3 |
| Course Summary | 150 |
| Process Description Evaluation |
The assessment of the students in the course is based on the understanding of theoretical frameworks, critical processing, and the ability to apply knowledge to practical examples of technocultural phenomena, such as infrastructures, tools, telematics technologies, and communication systems. The goal of the assessment is to ensure that students understand the relationships between technology, society, and culture and are able to analyze and interpret their consequences in various social and cultural domains. |
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