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MIT OpenCourseWare
Cultural History of Technology
- Instructors
- Prof. Leo Marx, Prof. Rosalind Williams
- Term
- Spring 2005
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 11 other files · 4 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare STS.464 Cultural History of Technology, Spring 2005, Prof. Leo Marx, Prof. Rosalind Williams — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
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- A lecture sequence of 12 items is confirmed. It stays as organized materials rather than a full course order.
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Materials by section
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Seminar Discussions
11 files
- What is “Technology” in the Contemporary World? Download
- The Context of Classical and Early Modern Philosophy Download
- The Enlightenment and the Belief in Progress Download
- The Novel Download
- The Marxist Critique of Capitalism Download
- Culture: High v. Low; Traditional v. Democratic Download
- Systems and Networks Download
- Modernism: Socio-Economic and Aesthetic Download
- Engineering: Mentality, Vocation, Institution Download
- Ecological Crisis Download
- What Made “Technology” Necessary? Download
Course outline
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Lecture 2: The Context of Classical and Early Modern Philosophy
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Lecture 3: The Enlightenment and the Belief in Progress
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Lecture 4: The Romantic Reaction
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Lecture 5: The Novel
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Lecture 6: The Marxist Critique of Capitalism
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Lecture 7: Culture: High v. Low; Traditional v. Democratic
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Lecture 8: Systems and Networks
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Lecture 9: Modernism: Socio-Economic and Aesthetic
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Lecture 10: Engineering: Mentality, Vocation, Institution
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Lecture 11: Ecological Crisis
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Lecture 12: What Made “Technology” Necessary?
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Leo Marx, Prof. Rosalind Williams, STS.464 Cultural History of Technology, Spring 2005.
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