module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2096: Cyborg Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Introduction; history of cybernetics; industry, warfare and modernity; human-machine interfaces and interactions; agency; subjectivity and desire; animals and the environment; cyborg politics; cyborg aesthetics
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | The module will be taught as a series of seminars, meeting for two hours each week, organised around discussions of pre-assigned readings; input by the module leader; student presentations; group discussions of film presentations; and media analysis |
| Guided independent study | 66 | weekly reading and working through assigned articles and book chapters |
| Guided independent study | 62 | essay writing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).