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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL3096: Cyborg Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
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 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).