Ability to reflect the impact of technologiesAbility to think "out of the box"Abilityto reflect the society-technology-connectionAbility to reflect processes of "doing gender" and "doingtechnologies"Ability to reflect the link between capitalism and technologies

We workwith "Blended Learning". This means that you should be present for75% of the time. For 15% you get questions to work on at home. So if you cannotbe present the whole time, you get the chance to compensate for your absence.For compensation you get additional tasks. Often you also get some questionswithin the lecture to answer in groups. The discussion within the studentgroups during the lecure and the output of your discussions is central to ourwork 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 colleaguesQuestions to answer collectively in a working-group during the lectureTasks for compensation for absences

“Let there be a digital future,”we say, “but let it be a human future first”,Shoshana Zuboff demands in her book „The Age of Surveillance Capitalism“.Societies design technologies – technologies design societies. So to develop new technologies means to evolve new social and political 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 balancebetween social justice, democracy and freedom that empowers people andminorities? In this lecture we reflect the humanity-machine-connection in thefollowing units: Introduction in technology assessment, Introduction in Gender Studies, Usability and Gender, Usability and Disability,Social-Technology-Systems.The Promise of Modernity, Bernhard WieserMobility & Surveillance, Oana Mitrea Introduction to Gender Studies, Utta IsopHow to bring gender and diversity into technology, Jenny Schlager and Julian Anslinger Disabiliy and Usablity, Andreas Jeitler und Mark WassermannDISCUSSION with ALL TEACHERS/ SCIENTISTS: 05.04.25

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Students who are enrolled in the Gender Studies extension programme or whose curriculum includes the respective course as a mandatory subject will be given preferential admission.ATTENTION: For a preferential admission, it is imperative that you register for the course using the study programme Gender Studies Extension or the respective degree programme for which the course is mandatory. Otherwise, preferential admission cannot be considered.

Zuboff,Shoshana (2019): The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for ahumanfuture at the new frontier of power. New York: PublicAffairs 2019

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 chance to 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 contact 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-group during the lecture*) Tasks for compensation for absences

Contents of the course

home assignments, group discussion, active participationYou collect working points in each lecture through your work in groups or singularily. At the end we sum up all your working points.