Minor Anthropology of Technologies

• Valentina Tirloni, lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences, Université Côte d'Azur

We generally consider technology as a very useful tool to improve our life, to solve problems and to enjoy ourselves. Though, is there any negative downside? Has human being lost something of his/her peculiar nature? Is human being enhanced or diminished? How human being has changed with technological progress? Did we lose any particular value during that evolution?

This course will be set on four parts:

• Anthropological inquiry on Technics
  • New sociability
  • A New Narcissism
  • The impact of Technologies and Communication Tools on human life
• Transhumanism
  • Enhancement, augmentation, transformation of human body by technological devices
• Philosophical inquiry on Technics - The Question of Technics: what is the technological paradigm?
  • Technophobia versus Techno-philia
• An ethical approach to Technics
  • The ethical inversion
  • Tools and aims
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Privacy protection

• 40 students

Autumn 2020 Semester

• Dec, 10th: two written questions and a 3000 signs essay
• Dec, 17th: Free essay on a selected subject

Spring 2021 Semester

• March, 18th: Written exam (1,5 h)
• April, 15th: Written exam (3h)

Autumn 2020 Semester

Date	Time slot	Room	Course’ title
15 Oct	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	Anthropological inquiry on Technics
22 Oct	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	New sociabilities
05 Nov	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	The impact of new technologies on politics and medias
12 Nov	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	Transhumanism: enhancement, augmentation and body transformation
19 Nov	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	Philosophical inquiry on technics
26 Nov	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	Technophobia and technophilia
3 Dec	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	An ethical approach to technologies
10 Dec	9h00-12h00	Amphi E112	Examen: 2 written questions and a 3000 sign essay

Spring 2021 Semester

Date	Time slot	Room	Course’ title
18 Feb	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	Anthropological inquiry on Technics
25 Feb	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	New sociabilities
11 Mar	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	The impact of new technologies on politics and medias
18 Mar	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	1,5h Exam + 1,5h Course Technophobia and technophilia
25 Mar	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	Transhumanism: enhancement, augmentation and body transformation
1 Apr	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	Philosophical inquiry on technics
8 Apr	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	An ethical approach to technologies
15 Apr	9h00-12h00	Campus Carlone or online	Final Exam (3h)