ARIN1001: The Past and Futures of Digital Cultures Week 3 CRITICAL IMAGINARIES & ‘THE TECHLASH’ TUTORIAL SLIDES Image source The Economist: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/01/20/the- techlash-against-amazon-facebook-and-google-and-what-they-can-do?frsc=dg%7Ce The Techlash 1. Attendance 2. Discussion: Respond to set questions and discuss

readings and lecture 3. Tutorial activity: Watch and discuss the videos

featured in Terry Flew’s lecture Mid-tutorial break 4. Production: Develop your annotated mind map 5. Exit Ticket: Complete your exit ticket Module 2: Tutorial Activities

2: Discussion Evengy Morozov Terry Flew Morozov, E. (2011). Introduction in The net delusion: How

not to liberate the world. Penguin UK. Flew, T. (2019). Guarding the gatekeepers: Trust, truth

and digital platforms. Griffith Review. Discussion questions based on readings and the lecture

1. What does Morosov mean when he refers to The Google Doctrine?

How does Morosov define 'cyber-utopianism' and what is its

connection to democratic promotion? What does Morosov mean by

'internet centrism’? 2. What is 'the Techlash' and when and how did it come about? Who are

some of the thinkers associated with this phenomenon and what are the

critical imaginaries that they offer? 3. Flew identifies a crisis of trust in digital platforms and their ability to

regulate themselves. What was is the main event that Flew interrogates

that precipitated a public outcry and what was the response? Break out into groups and discuss the questions.

Come back to discuss your responses… Watch videos that feature in Terry Flew’s lecture and then answer the related

questions:Frankenstein 1931 Frankenstein movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qNeGSJaQ9Q&ab_channel=Movieclips Young Frankenstein 1974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtoYsQJdeM&ab_channel=MovieclipsComingSoon Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFaY7r73BIs&ab_channel=TheBaltimoreMovieTrailerPark Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch v=70E232PKMto&ab_channel=VideoDetective Metropolis Metropolis, 1927 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j8Ba9rWhUg&ab_channel=Humanoidity Madonna, Express Yourself, 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsVcUzP_O_8&ab_channel=Madonna Queen, Radio Gaga, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azdwsXLmrHE&ab_channel=QueenOfficial The Terminator The Terminator, 1984, Gun Shop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxoowglHU2w&ab_channel=FlashbackFM The Terminator, 'I’ll Be Back' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYc2jQaM8gM&ab_channel=FlashbackFM T-800 Endoskeleton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F76ttUhSkhs&ab_channel=FlashbackFM Black Mirror Black Mirror https://theconversation.com/black-mirror-the-dark-side-of-technology-118298 NB: videos only available through Netflix, but you can watch many clips on YouTube 3. Activities: Videos & Questions Image source: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/19-metropolis/images/posters Metropolis, 1927 Questions about videos: All

groups discuss myths • What are myths according to Vincent Mosco and how do they

relate to technology? • What are the core ‘myths’ present in these videos? Frankenstein • What does the story of Frankenstein, originally written by Mary

Shelley in 1818, say about technology? Metropolis • What is the main plot of the film Metropolis and in what way

does it use technology to make a critical comment on society?

Black Mirror and Terminator • What are some of the social issues commented on in more

recent science fiction films or TV series such as Black Mirror? Video activity – answer questions in groups Listen to the podcast below (from 12:05 minutes in): Tiku, N. (17 June, 2022). The Google engineer who thinks the company's AI has come to

life, (Links to an external site.) Washington Post (Podcast) • Can you detect the presence of any myths in current debates about AI?

• What are the the hopes and fears around AI ‘sentience’? Additional Activity: Podcast Break See you in 10 minutes! After the break:

Production: Developing your annotated mind map Exit Ticket: Complete and save your Exit Ticket 4. Production (40 mins) Mind Map In tutorial groups you can work independently on Assignment 1 to: • 1. Select a topic, if you haven’t already done so

• 2. Add subtopics, objects and relations

• 3. Annotate with sources and a reference list

For more information refer to the Canvas page:

• Week 3 - Tutorial Production Activity Canvas > Modules > Week 3 > Production > Week 3 Tutorial Production Activity To begin your mind map, choose a key

thinker or concept for your central topic • A list of key thinkers and concepts is in each

module of the unit and is located under the

module’s lecture video • When you choose a topic for your mind map it

must be from one of the lists in Weeks 2-5. • DON’T create your own topic or do more than

one key thinker/concept • Sometimes a topic will cover multiple thinkers

and concepts (for example, the topic Science

Fiction might include William Gibson, utopianism

and dystopianism etc) Concepts and Thinkers weeks 2-5 Cyber Imaginaries and Sci-Fi Futures Critical Imaginaries and the Techlash Early Computing Cultures Media Transformations in the Home Choose a key thinker or concept from the lists in Weeks 2-5 Mind map reminders Key thinker/concept in middle At least 3 levels References Main Topic APA 7th style (Smith, 2018) In-text references required (in APA 7th style)500 words excluding references Images required Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Show relationships using lines/nodes, colour and design Readings for Week 4: Early Computing Cultures Ceruzzi, P.E. (2012) The Digital Age. Chapter 1

in Computing: A Concise History. The MIT Press. Morais, B. (2013). Ada Lovelace, the first tech

visionary. The New Yorker (October 15). Ceruzzi Ada Lovelace Image sources: Paul Ceruzzi https://www.computerhope.com/people/paul_ceruzzi.htm; Computing: A Concise History

https://www.amazon.com/Computing-Concise-History-Essential-Knowledge/dp/0262517671 Ada Lovelace https://codeclan.com/blog/inspirational-women-tech/; The New Yorker https://logos-download.com/11169-the-new- yorker-logo-download.html 5. Exit Ticket The Exit Ticket is on Canvas and

you can access it in Module 3. Complete it and save your answers. If you can’t access the Exit Ticket: • Select the Canvas app on your

phone > go to the ARIN1001 site >

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