This course will explore various instances of oppositional resistance to technology, including in terms of how the technology is designed, what the technology represents, and the consequences wrought by the technology. While the course may draw on examples about a wide variety of technologies, the focus will be on information technologies. Students will read both foundational and current literature, including conceptual frameworks (e.g., from human-computer interaction, from political economy, from feminist theory) and empirical studies (e.g., on various specific instances of technology refusal). These readings will cultivate students' analytic skills at investigating and potentially amplifying opposition not only to technology per se, but to broader sociopolitical arrangements.

This course can be used to fulfil the "Design, Applied, and Creative Practice" Requirement.