Lesson Three: Ecology, Technology and the
Individual
Extension Sites
The Three Ecologies:
Can we separate ourselves from each other and from our
natural environments?
The pollution from our engines have caused global warming,
science has failed to stop the spread of AIDS, industrial greed has led
to the over fishing of the oceans, booming markets first in beef and
now in soybeans is resulting in the deforestation of the Amazon
rainforest. These are a few examples of how our ecologies relate. Can
you think of others?
Brainstorm other issues that show the interconnectedness of
our ecologies.
Choose one, find out something about it through a web search,
and prepare a brief one paragraph description of the problem and how
the different ecologies interact to create this problem.
Add this description to the class wiki page titled,
“Ecologies”
Technology, Art and Political Action
The Critical
Art Ensemble is a collective of five multi-media artists who
“explore the intersection between art, technology, critical
theory and political activism”
Surf their site. Explore their works, especially the
biotechnology section. Remember, these are artistic works.
What are their subjectivities? What is their critical stance?
Do you agree or disagree?
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