This seminar has been an incredibly rewarding experience, both in terms of my research and teaching. I want to echo something that Dominique brought up about this being a “regenerative” space: the intellectual component – especially in the interdisciplinary …
Author: Bethany D. Holmstrom
Allow me to (re)introduce myself…
In this second “installment” of Technology, Self, and Society, I’m hoping to advance my own understanding and knowledge of artificial intelligence, robots, and post/trans-humanism. These readings and discussions will serve to ground my LIB 200 class exploring these topics (mostly …
Final Reflection – 2014-2015 seminar
While I didn’t get to roll out my new seminar ideas this year, I’ll be teaching an LIB 200 section in the fall drawing on some of the readings/themes that we touched upon this semester. My LIB 200 fall course …
Selfie Assignment
Just for future reference, here’s Mark Marino’s Know Thy Selfie essay assignment on Medium that came up today.
-Bethany…
Cyborgs, Robots, & Cylons
I have been on a bit of a dystopia kick in my teaching as of late: The Walking Dead (both the graphic narratives and the AMC series) has been the focus for my Research Paper class, and I’ll be teaching …
Capitalism, Alienation, and Connectedness: Some Thoughts on Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together
I admit that I share some of Sherry Turkle’s reservations about technology and social media. These are, frankly, more things I find personally irritating than anything else: the ever-present smartphone during social engagements (though I am guilty of this often), …
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