[GEOG MAJORS] New Special Topics Class in Informatics on Sci-Fi and Democracy

[Nell Gross via geogu-l]

While the class is already underway, we could always use more for this novel course on Sci-Fi, Information Systems, and Democracy. Accommodations will be made for new students.

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INFO 498E, Monday, Wednesday, 5:30-7:20PM, DEN212
Infomocracy: Sci-Fi, Democracy, and Information Systems

Science fiction, famously, gives us a glimpse of where technology may be going. But, at its best, it can also show us where society, as a whole, is headed. What technologies underlie democracy, and what does sci-fi have to say about where all that might be headed? And what does science fiction's commentary on information technology suggest about our own time? We'll read Malka Older's novel Infomocracy and several short stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary sci-fi for answers (and to ask interesting questions). We'll also look at some nonfiction readings to contextualise it all. >From cyberpunk, to spaceships and lasers, to robots and aliens, we'll dive into it all to think critically about the interplay between tech and democracy, with an eye towards seeing how information systems and democratic systems have a lot more overlap than you might expect.

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All majors are welcome!

Warmly,

Katherine

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Katherine Alejandra Cross, M.Sc.
University of Washington || School of Information
Ph.D Candidate
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