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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: SOCA3102, SOCA3914
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
  

Description

The difference between human and machine, or flesh and information, has become increasingly ambiguous in recent years. Many of our assumptions about the limits of human-ness have been challenged by such things as virtual surgery, cybersex, genetic engineering and new reproductive technologies. Investigates the relationship between the biological or physical realities of matter and the cultural representations that are thought to represent them. Explores the interface between human and machine, reality and representation, body and mind, and Nature and Culture. Does human identity become more fragile through such reconsiderations?

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