Technology and society cannot be separated: No society functions without technology. The seminar offers a problem-oriented introduction to basic questions of the history of technology, introduces approaches to the history of technology and discusses selected, ongoing debates.
Learning objective
The course seeks to provide a critical introduction to the issues, methods, and selected areas of research in the history of technology.
Content
History of technology investigates technological developments that arise in specific historical contexts. These developments are perceived by social groups or entire societies as a means of social change and ultimately find use or are forgotten. The questions that history of technology poses derive from the technological and social change that are a product of contemporary orientation and thinking; current historiographical methods provide the tools for answering these questions.
Prerequisites / Notice
Beginn 2. Semesterwoche (26.09.2023)
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