We understand freedom as a basic human need and an inalienable right. Yet, as individuals and citizens, we face complex barriers to exercising our freedoms, especially in the Digital Age. This interdisciplinary course explores classic and contemporary arguments about freedom with an emphasis on feminist and decolonize perspectives. What does it mean to engage in ethical decision-making in the twenty-first century? How do gender, race, class, and ability shape our range of choices? Are some limitations on our freedom of expression necessary and legitimate? How do algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies allow governments and corporations to shape our needs and wants? Students will have the opportunity to address these and other questions through specific case studies and to work with multimedia and digital methods.
We understand freedom as a basic human need and an inalienable right. Yet, as individuals and citizens, we face complex barriers to exercising our freedoms, especially in the Digital Age. This interdisciplinary course explores classic and contemporary arguments about freedom with an emphasis on feminist and decolonize perspectives. What does it mean to engage in ethical decision-making in the twenty-first century? How do gender, race, class, and ability shape our range of choices? Are some limitations on our freedom of expression necessary and legitimate? How do algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies allow governments and corporations to shape our needs and wants? Students will have the opportunity to address these and other questions through specific case studies and to work with multimedia and digital methods.
