To me, the blog did help us to know more the related topics. For instance, we have to post before we have the presentation. The other classmates can take a look before we present. It can help us to have a better discussion on the related topic or the discussion question. Aside of we need to comment to each other. It also helped us to criticize the interesting topic. When we need to keep update our schoolwork in this blog. It is good activities for us to do more research or know more the new information.
Form the top of above, this course is useful enough. “Cyborg” is a new word or term for me and it is another word that I cannot forget, as it is common in nowadays and it will become more popular in the future. It is really interest for me to know about the cyborg and the cyberspace. People cannot without computer, mobile phone, etc in their daily life. Though different kinds of case studies or examples, we can understand more about the society in nowadays.
Ella Yeung Ka Yan (10348676)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Course Reflection
At the beginning of this course, it introduced a new term “cyborg” for me and makes me aware of this “human-machine’ more often since I always ignored them though I watched sci-fi movies. It was interesting to discuss about their feelings, skins, sensations and so on. Then, it brings a new idea of subject and object to me, for example the Jenni. cam. The online pornography and blogger makes me reconsider the definition of “private sphere” and “public”, in addition to ethical question and privacy problems. Blogger can be a platform for user to express their opinions even depression through cult culture, but it can also be a way for cyber bullying. Apart from that, the development of technology make women can work at home is liberating females or reinforcing the gender ideology is an inspiring discussion as well. In addition, whether technology is a progression or regression is fascinating, too.
Finally, I realize and agree that the boundaries of those perceivably dualities such as subject/object, nature/culture, biology/technology, etc. become blurred. We can hardly classify a substance which it is not that extreme and can fit either one of the categories. Besides, this course also seems helping us to predict human’s future. Nevertheless, the development of technology change with each passing day, we cannot assure what shall we be and how we look like in the future.
Wong Lo Ying, Vinice (10384184)
Finally, I realize and agree that the boundaries of those perceivably dualities such as subject/object, nature/culture, biology/technology, etc. become blurred. We can hardly classify a substance which it is not that extreme and can fit either one of the categories. Besides, this course also seems helping us to predict human’s future. Nevertheless, the development of technology change with each passing day, we cannot assure what shall we be and how we look like in the future.
Wong Lo Ying, Vinice (10384184)
Course reflection
What i think this course about cybrog did interest me. It discuss about the possibility of the future and mention some gender issues from the sterotypes. What i enjoy the most was the presentation of this course. Each topics inspire a lot of interesting discussion during the class to help me to understand more about the topics.
About the blog project, I think this is a new try for us to put more focus on everyday news. I suggest the blog project should have more tasks. Such as posting a post for every weeks to train the attendion on cybrog.
Zack Wong, 10458805
About the blog project, I think this is a new try for us to put more focus on everyday news. I suggest the blog project should have more tasks. Such as posting a post for every weeks to train the attendion on cybrog.
Zack Wong, 10458805
Course Reflection
Blogging is not a new thing to our generation. It is a platform for people expressing their opinions. Through this blog, we can share our ideas and discuss the tutorial questions every week. It is surely helpful for us, we can understand the concepts clearly after discussions. It can provide a alternative learning platform.
This Course is quite interesting, since "cyborg" is very new to me. After this 12 week, I realized that human cannot live without technology now. And every issues should consider different sides deeply. For example, Work at home seems so good, but if we think deeply, it is reinforcing the existed "responsibility" of women. From the first lecture to now, the most profound keyword of this course is boundary. In the past, we never doubted that the boundary between gender are very clear. By the rapid development of technology, it is no longer clear. Boundary of gender can become blur. We are also difficult to separate the boundary between public and private sphere. I believed I am a cyborg. I am heavily relied on technology. Cell phone, internet are the necessities for me. I cannot imagine What will I be if they are disappeared one day!
Wong Lok Ting (10451467)
This Course is quite interesting, since "cyborg" is very new to me. After this 12 week, I realized that human cannot live without technology now. And every issues should consider different sides deeply. For example, Work at home seems so good, but if we think deeply, it is reinforcing the existed "responsibility" of women. From the first lecture to now, the most profound keyword of this course is boundary. In the past, we never doubted that the boundary between gender are very clear. By the rapid development of technology, it is no longer clear. Boundary of gender can become blur. We are also difficult to separate the boundary between public and private sphere. I believed I am a cyborg. I am heavily relied on technology. Cell phone, internet are the necessities for me. I cannot imagine What will I be if they are disappeared one day!
Wong Lok Ting (10451467)
Course Reflection
Although the technology development is advantage for our daily life, it also brings some problem in the same time. In this course, it not only explains cyborg meaning, it also talks about influence of digital media in our life and we should not indulge in social network.
In the course, we can know that the digital media (e.g. internet) affects ethical value, race, work and communication with others in our daily life when the technology development is progressive continuously and people are more and more rely on technology. Although we cannot be without electronic product in nowadays, we need to keep our ethic to be elevated in this modern era.
In my opinion, this blog not only provides a way for us to upload homework, it also provides a chance for us to share opinion with other classmates about different topic, so it increases our interaction with classmates and it is useful for student learning this course.
Tang Chui Yu, Kitty (10352498)
In the course, we can know that the digital media (e.g. internet) affects ethical value, race, work and communication with others in our daily life when the technology development is progressive continuously and people are more and more rely on technology. Although we cannot be without electronic product in nowadays, we need to keep our ethic to be elevated in this modern era.
In my opinion, this blog not only provides a way for us to upload homework, it also provides a chance for us to share opinion with other classmates about different topic, so it increases our interaction with classmates and it is useful for student learning this course.
Tang Chui Yu, Kitty (10352498)
Course Reflection and Evaluation
This is indeed a very interesting course, which has broadened my point of view.
The use of blog is indeed very useful for students, people can comment back and forth with each other and sharing their ideas and experience within this blog. And to be honest, the assignment of Webliography is indeed a good practice of all of our students, I have a feeling that most of the students began to understand the idea of Cyborg after that assignment. :)
It has given all students a chance to participate in during their rather busy schedules; blog does provide us an alternate way of engaging into intellectual activities.
As we are growing to be more intimate with technology, it becomes an essential part of our daily life. For instance, without the help of computer, we wouldn't able to be on here and share our experiences. From socializing with friends, to being on Webct to attend I lecture..etc. Every human who jacks in has immediately transformed into a cyborg, soon enough, we might routinely put them inside our bodies and brains as an inevitable process. We can see many example of how scientists engaged in developing new technology that can make us become of part of machine. I.E. from installing chips into body which directly link to computer ( Mind computer research to a trendy Iphone culture. I do believe we will become ultimately more become an non-biological being in the soon future.
As technology became our routine of daily life, it is important to understand Technology not only help us improve the quality of life, but also show us the discourse of disemboidment.
As Manuel Castells stated that, we were moving in the direction of a culture founded on a “space of flows”, which replaced the " space of places and timeless time". With all these transformation, the dominant narrative of cyborg culture has given us a culture of disembodiment. In such a technological age, we are more liley made out of “information , rather than bodies and physicality.
Moreover, it blurs the boundary between authenticy and “real”, in which it also bring out the new circumstance of virtual ethnic and the new possibility of gender relation in society.
As Haraway stated in her “A Manifesto for Cyborgs", she stated that, cyborg broke down the traditional point of view of Woman and Nature, it actually could release female which imposed by patriarchal society. For instance, women were able to use private sphere I.E. Internet ( showing their body under their will powers), to become their own platform of public sphere, or a female could be a male on internet as the person’s new identity, all of these examples showed that cyborg helped us to negotiate within the dominant patriarchy society.
Chen Yi Chen, Rebecca 10465704
Course Reflection
I found that blogging has different kinds of function.
In the past, I thought blogging can express what I did in daily lives only. After this course, it provides a chance that I can use blogging to reflect different kinds of views, such as news reflection.
This blog helps me reflect my point of view effectively and share my views with my classmates. Also, I can see others’ point of view too which enables me to think more critically towards different issues.
However, I do think I am a cyborg because I am part of a machine as I rely on different machine to finish different tasks like using computer to finish assignment.
Nowadays, we have to rely on computer, machines and others electronic gadget in our daily lives.
In this course, I have to rethink my identity. At the beginning, it is so confused about the idea of cyborg as it is difficult to admit I am a cyborg.
By Cheung Ho Yan
In the past, I thought blogging can express what I did in daily lives only. After this course, it provides a chance that I can use blogging to reflect different kinds of views, such as news reflection.
This blog helps me reflect my point of view effectively and share my views with my classmates. Also, I can see others’ point of view too which enables me to think more critically towards different issues.
However, I do think I am a cyborg because I am part of a machine as I rely on different machine to finish different tasks like using computer to finish assignment.
Nowadays, we have to rely on computer, machines and others electronic gadget in our daily lives.
In this course, I have to rethink my identity. At the beginning, it is so confused about the idea of cyborg as it is difficult to admit I am a cyborg.
By Cheung Ho Yan
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