*) Ability to reflect the impact of technologies*) Ability to think "out of the box"*) Ability to reflect the society-technology-connection*) Ability to reflect processes of "doinggender" and "doing technologies"*) Ability to reflect the link between capitalism and technologies

We work with "Blended Learning". This means that you should be present for 75% of the time. For 15% you get questions to work on at home. So if you cannot be present the whole time, you get the chanceto compensate for your absence. For compensation you get additional tasks. Often you also get some questions within the lecture to answer in groups. The discussion within the student groups during the lecure and the output of your discussions is central to our work of reflection. Please contsact für organisation of the lecture: utta.isop@aau.at.*) Questions to answer individually before or after the lecture (sometimes)*) Discussions with your colleagues*) Questions to answer collectively in a working-groupduring the lecture*) Tasks forcompensation for absences

“Let there be a digital future,”we say, “but let it bea human future first”, Shoshana Zuboff demands in her book „The Age of Surveillance Capitalism“. Societies design technologies – technologies designsocieties. So to develop new technologies means to evolve new social andpolitical processes. The development of surveillance technologies threatens democratic processes as China‘s social-credit-system shows. Edward Snowden showed up the „permanent record“ by the USA‘s secret services. So is there a chance to encounter Surveillance Capitalism? How can or should technology contribute to a balance between social justice, democracy and freedom that empowers people and minorities? In this lecture we reflect the humanity-machine-connection in the following units: Introduction in technology assessment, Introduction in Gender Studies, Usability and Gender, Usability and Disability, Social-Technology-Systems.

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Zuboff,Shoshana (2019): The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for ahumanfuture at the new frontier of power. New York: PublicAffairs 2019Nicolosi,Ann Marie: Teaching gendered technoculture.New York: Springer-Verlag. Issues, 2002-09, Vol.20 (4), p.55-64

*) Questions to answerindividually before or after the lecture (sometimes)*) Discussions with your colleagues*) Questions to answer collectively in a working-groupduring the lecture*) Tasks forcompensation for absences