A Cultural History of Digital Technology

FAIN: AC-234555-16

CUNY Research Foundation, NYC College of Technology (Brooklyn, NY 11201-1909)
Anne E. Leonhardt (Project Director: June 2015 to June 2019)

An eighteen-month interdisciplinary faculty and curricular development project focused on placing digital technologies in cultural, historical, and philosophical context.

New York City College of Technology (CUNY) proposes an eighteen-month interdisciplinary faculty development project designed to equip faculty from both STEM and humanities disciplines with an understanding of the cultural, historical, and philosophical dimensions of three major contemporary technologies that are focal points in our curriculum: geospatial technology, digital fabrication, and robotics. A Cultural History of Digital Technology will engage prominent theorists who work at the interface of technology and culture with City Tech faculty in situating these particular technologies in a cultural and historical framework so that they are understood both as expressions of cultural values and as technological innovations. The broad aim of this project is to equip faculty and ultimately our students not only with technical knowledge and specific skills sets but with a broader vision of the rich interplay between technological developments and specific cultural contexts.

Associated Products

An Epic Entanglement in the Glorious World of Science-Fiction--A Cultural History of Digital Technology (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: An Epic Entanglement in the Glorious World of Science-Fiction--A Cultural History of Digital Technology
Author: Cheng, Sandra; Anne Leonhardt; Satyanand Singh; & Peter Spellane
Abstract: In this presentation, we will time travel through the Science Fiction genre as we bask in the humanities, appreciate sensual forms and marvel at architectural wonders all the while twisting our way into atomic states and stepping on the fractal realm.
Date: 12/6/2017
Primary URL: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/sciencefictionatcitytech/tag/symposium/
Conference Name: Extrapolation, Interdisciplinarity, and Learning: 2nd Annual City Tech Science Fiction Symposium, New York City College of Technology CUNY

The Cultural History of Digital Technology (Article)
Title: The Cultural History of Digital Technology
Author: Cheng, Sandra; Anne Leonhardt; Satyanand Singh; & Peter Spellane
Abstract: The National Endowment of the Humanities sponsored symposium and grant, entitled "The Cultural History of Digital Technology" have explored philosophical and historical, and literary approaches to the underpinning factors of the digital world.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://fc.short.cm/NucleusVolume9Winter2018
Access Model: Open Access
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Nucleus: A Faculty Commons Quarterly, V. 9, Winter 2018, pp. 12-15,
Publisher: New York City College of Technology

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