Lecture 2 :
techonology
F!ve approaches to the relat!onsh!p between techonology and
Soc!ety :
*
Technolog!cal determ!n!zm : Marshall McLuhan & Toronto
School 150s -70s )
* Cultural Mater!al!sm ( cultural Stud!es ) :
Raymond W!ll!ams
*
Soc!al Const!tut!on of
Techonology ISCOT ) : W!ebe B!jker
( 80s -
now )
*
Actor Network Theory ( ANT )
- : Bruno Latour 180s -
now )
*
Race cr!t!cal Cade stud!es : Ruha Benjam!n ( now )
Technolog!cal Determ!n!sm
•
Technolog!cal determ!n!sm !s the most
everyday &
•
Common -
Sense
Way that we th!nk about techonology and soc!ety .
and
"
Lynn wh!tejr.!s Soc!al
"
book Med!val
Techonology Change
•
created b!y Controversy !n h!story
"
a
,
wh!ch !s Called The
St!rrup Debate 11962 )
"
Great
↳ so what !s th!s debate about ?
, •
The st!rrup !s the dev!ce that
you
use !n Order to r!de ahorse.IT
allows to stab!l!ze yourself and
you
people to rema!n stable ona horse .
of
What !s the
argument Lynn
•
Ma!n
wh!te ? He
says that the Invent!on of
cruc!al to
st!rrup was actually very the
/ of the wh!ch feudal!sm.JO
Soc!al Way Organ!zat!on Soc!ety ,
was
he argues that the !ntroduct!on led to the
developmental
of st!rrup
feudal!sm .
teudal!sm ? and Soc!al
What It the
legal that
•
!s !s
Systeme
evolved the Westen Europe !n the e!ght and n!nth Centur!es ,
!n wh!ch vassals were protected and ma!nta!ned
by the!r
lords usually Through the of f!efs and requ!red to
, grant!ng ,
were
Serve Under them !n War .
The romant!c vers!on of leudal!sm
conta!ns Kn!ghts on horses .
go.!n
summary ,
✓
, dr!ves
Then
Lynn Wh!te's argument next to Homan 's analys!s
•
US to one not!on :
Technolog!cal determ!n!sm !s a reduct!on !st
theory .
↳ reduct!on !st ? reduct!on !st because
why !s !t !t !s !t
expla!ns
the of !ntroduct!on
snape soc!ety purely by the of One
technology .
In Other Words ; accord!ng technolog!cal determ!n!sm Soc!al
•
to ,
structures and moral / cultural values are thought to be determ!ned
by techonology .
There are both Strong and weak vers!ons of
technolog!cal
determ!n!sm : cla!ms that the !mpact determ!nat!on of
Strong one or
technology!sd!rectandvn!l!neo.!r/s!nglelgoestooned!rect!ononlyI .
weak and
One
recogn!ze that there !s a
!s More Common !t
Certa!n med!at!on of the technolog!e tak!ng p!ace through features
of Soc!ety but nevertheless hav!ng a causa I relat!onsh!p ( between
the !ntroduct!on of a techonology and whatever Soc!al phenomenon
you try to expla!n .
*
The
d!agram of
technolog!cal determ!n!sm :
technolog!e Soc!eta form
for feudal!sm , !solated !nd!v!duals apathy pol!t!cal
example :
, ,
cyn!c!sm.rat!onalc!t!zensyouhavetechnology.technology.!s completely separated from Soc!ety
and the !ntroduct!on of that
techonology leads to a Soc!eta form .
techonology
F!ve approaches to the relat!onsh!p between techonology and
Soc!ety :
*
Technolog!cal determ!n!zm : Marshall McLuhan & Toronto
School 150s -70s )
* Cultural Mater!al!sm ( cultural Stud!es ) :
Raymond W!ll!ams
*
Soc!al Const!tut!on of
Techonology ISCOT ) : W!ebe B!jker
( 80s -
now )
*
Actor Network Theory ( ANT )
- : Bruno Latour 180s -
now )
*
Race cr!t!cal Cade stud!es : Ruha Benjam!n ( now )
Technolog!cal Determ!n!sm
•
Technolog!cal determ!n!sm !s the most
everyday &
•
Common -
Sense
Way that we th!nk about techonology and soc!ety .
and
"
Lynn wh!tejr.!s Soc!al
"
book Med!val
Techonology Change
•
created b!y Controversy !n h!story
"
a
,
wh!ch !s Called The
St!rrup Debate 11962 )
"
Great
↳ so what !s th!s debate about ?
, •
The st!rrup !s the dev!ce that
you
use !n Order to r!de ahorse.IT
allows to stab!l!ze yourself and
you
people to rema!n stable ona horse .
of
What !s the
argument Lynn
•
Ma!n
wh!te ? He
says that the Invent!on of
cruc!al to
st!rrup was actually very the
/ of the wh!ch feudal!sm.JO
Soc!al Way Organ!zat!on Soc!ety ,
was
he argues that the !ntroduct!on led to the
developmental
of st!rrup
feudal!sm .
teudal!sm ? and Soc!al
What It the
legal that
•
!s !s
Systeme
evolved the Westen Europe !n the e!ght and n!nth Centur!es ,
!n wh!ch vassals were protected and ma!nta!ned
by the!r
lords usually Through the of f!efs and requ!red to
, grant!ng ,
were
Serve Under them !n War .
The romant!c vers!on of leudal!sm
conta!ns Kn!ghts on horses .
go.!n
summary ,
✓
, dr!ves
Then
Lynn Wh!te's argument next to Homan 's analys!s
•
US to one not!on :
Technolog!cal determ!n!sm !s a reduct!on !st
theory .
↳ reduct!on !st ? reduct!on !st because
why !s !t !t !s !t
expla!ns
the of !ntroduct!on
snape soc!ety purely by the of One
technology .
In Other Words ; accord!ng technolog!cal determ!n!sm Soc!al
•
to ,
structures and moral / cultural values are thought to be determ!ned
by techonology .
There are both Strong and weak vers!ons of
technolog!cal
determ!n!sm : cla!ms that the !mpact determ!nat!on of
Strong one or
technology!sd!rectandvn!l!neo.!r/s!nglelgoestooned!rect!ononlyI .
weak and
One
recogn!ze that there !s a
!s More Common !t
Certa!n med!at!on of the technolog!e tak!ng p!ace through features
of Soc!ety but nevertheless hav!ng a causa I relat!onsh!p ( between
the !ntroduct!on of a techonology and whatever Soc!al phenomenon
you try to expla!n .
*
The
d!agram of
technolog!cal determ!n!sm :
technolog!e Soc!eta form
for feudal!sm , !solated !nd!v!duals apathy pol!t!cal
example :
, ,
cyn!c!sm.rat!onalc!t!zensyouhavetechnology.technology.!s completely separated from Soc!ety
and the !ntroduct!on of that
techonology leads to a Soc!eta form .
