Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Anth 374 Final ProjectOne of the key concepts in the anthropological study of science and technology is the power and influence that language and discourse can…May 10, 2018May 10, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Media and WarIn class, we watched a documentary on the Syrian war and how technology has severely impacted the actions that happen during war…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18The issue of TimeThe way time is viewed has varied throught generations and time periods. People of this day and age definitely complain about a lack of…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Technocultural Futurism TalkI was fortunate enough to attend “Moving the future” which was a talk from the Technocultural Futurism Panel. Most of the discussion from…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18HackersThe idea of what someone can do with computer science has been grossly mirepresented in mainstream media and many people’s perceptions are…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Educational ChangesThe readings this week discussed how systems can change and adapt to the ways of the world. In particular, we read about the Zimbabwe Bush…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Coding and PoliticsI am personally majoring in Computer Science + Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and I never imagined that…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Interdisciplinary Efforts and InnovationAn interdisciplinary approach to problems involves mutliple people sharing their perspectives. This approach might become key when it comes…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Science and SexismIt is very apparent that there is a lot of sexism in many different fields in the world today and this is seen in the careers of many…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018
Haaris KhaninANTH374S18Sexism In EducationThere is an obvious sexist undertone that is very relevant in today’s society. People often don’t account for the educational biases that…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018