Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Engage with a range of theoretical and empirical material to produce coherent and persuasive written arguments
- Critically analyse current policy and laws on technoharms as the basis for developing a feasible reform
- Examine critically the impact of technology on the formation of discourses and group identities
- Explain what technoharms are and how they are made and developed by actors, institutions and ideas
- Examine semiotic analysis tools used to reveal and evaluate underlying structures and deep-rooted problems
- Understand the evolution of technoharms and the role of legitimate actors in inflicting and perpetuating harm
- Reflect on contemporary social sciences themes across a broad time frame
- Evaluate the application of theories and approaches and use them to analyse real-life technoharms
- Identify and explore complex social problems (such as inequalities, crime, and harm) and assess various contemporary examples;
- Engage in the formation of interdisciplinary arguments across a variety of professional contexts in relation to the use of online spaces and fora
- Outline and compare key theories and methodological approaches relating to technoharms
Syllabus
Tentative
Introduction to Module
Theoretical Underpinning
Methodological Underpinnings
The Meme is the Method Assignment Workshop
Cyber Racism
Antisemitism in the Age of Algorithms
Islamophobia Online
Climate Denial and Eco/Fossil Facism
Gendered Hatred Online
Male Supremacism
Coursework Workshop
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 65 |
| Lecture | 15 |
| Seminar | 5 |
| Total study time | 85 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 60% |
| Investigation Report | 40% |