"Do artifacts have politics?" Discuss Langdon Winner’s question and give some examples. Iva N. Ivanova ivai@ifi.uio.no First semester at UiO Word count: 2103 Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss Langdon Winners theory on the politics of technology. In his book "The Whale and the Reactor" Langdon Winner asks the question "Do artifacts have politics?". That question has provoked many to look for different dimensions of technology. Winner argues
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This article reports on an enormous cultural change in American society. For the first time in U.S. history‚ more than half (53%) of the children being born to mothers under the age of 30 are doing so outside of marriage. The analysis in the article is that this is due to two major cultural shifts: 1) women are becoming more and more economically successful and independent compared to men; and 2) there has been a great decline in the stigma attached to single motherhood. The article also describes
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My Personal Artifact: Pearls Every person has on object in their life that is very precious to the‚ for me‚ it is my pearl necklace. They are small and round and a lustrous cream color with a pink sheen. They have a tiny gold clasp that holds the necklace together. My pearls tell a story than no other personal artifact can: my heritage. The pearls symbolized tradition and womanhood in my family’s life‚ and they were to be worn with dignity and pride. Every holiday‚ the girls of the family accessorized
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COYOTE has had relative successful public policy achievement however‚ the cultural and political crisis of the 1980’s deeply impact the movement broader social change. The 1980’s presented a tension between realpolitik and cultural politics that impaired the movement progress as second wave and anti-pornography feminists split over issues of sexuality‚ gender‚ and sexual self-governance with the movement. Most damaging was the fact that the women’s movement excluded COYOTE‚ as they did not see deemed
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Cross-Cultural Management “Thai Culture” Content Language & Writing Religion Food & Cuisine Costumes & Clothing Sports Customs & Taboos Business Etiquette Politics Thai Culture incorporates cultural beliefs and characteristics of Thailand itself as well as China‚ India‚ Cambodia‚ and other Southeast Asian cultures. Language & Writing The Thai language is composed of 44 consonants‚ 32 vowels and five tones in Thai pronunciation. Thai is
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Artifacts vs. Ecofacts Many people who know little about archaeology probably have little clue of the difference between artifacts and ecofacts. Yes‚ the prefixes of the words are different‚ but they’re both a type of “fact”. That’s probably what most people would seem to figure out between the two terms‚ and before I knew what they meant‚ I would just stick with artifact as it’s a more commonly used word to describe something found from the past. As far as I was concerned‚ ecofacts were
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Women Conform to Flapper Culture In today’s society‚ women wear makeup and more revealing clothing‚ smoke‚ drink‚ divorce their husbands‚ and show complete independence. Obviously culture was not always like this; rather‚ it has developed over time due to series of events leading up to evolution. After World War I‚ with men gone for the war‚ the country and women themselves had truly seen what they were able to accomplish‚ and men no longer controlled every decision. No longer did women want to
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Stolen ArtifactsWorksheet ead through both “View the Evidence” and “Read the Court Records.” You will answer the questions on this worksheet and then use those answers to complete Quiz and a writing assignment. “Stolen From “View the Evidence” 1. What are the three daisy species that grow in the Anasazi archaeological site? A. B. C. 2. How many different forms of the protein compositase did the state botanist detect with gel electrophoresis? (select the answer) 1 2 3
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Brecht’s work is best understood in its context: his methods cannot be successfully applied today. Discuss. Bertolt Brecht has become universally known as one of the founding fathers of the Epic Theatre conventions. Erwin Piscator originally coined the term in his first year as the director of Berlin’s Volksbuhne and it arose in the mid twentieth century by theatrical practitioners as an artistic response to the political climate of the time and providing a critical perspective on what they perceived
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An Artifact for Our Future Generations March 16‚ 2013 Unit 5 IP AIU Online Abstract Artifacts are defined as “Any mass-produced‚ usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation.” (2013). Although this is just one definition for the word artifact‚ it is the one used for this paper. Of every generation there is an artifact that could be looked back at by future generations to gain insight to the past. The iPod is no exception
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