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Sociology 210: Sources Exploration

Professor Nicholas Carr
Technology in Human Affairs
Spring2019

Group Exploration Assignment

Using the print resources at your table and the databases listed below, answer the following questions:

What 5 words summarize the narrative about technology for your year?
Who is driving the cultural narrative about technology?
What methods are used to convey this narrative?

Databases to use for this assignment

Academic Video Online Premium
Publication Dates: 1890s-Present
Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage.

Television Archive
Part of the Internet Archive. Collections of items recorded from television, including commercials, television shows, government proceedings, and more.
Moving Image Archive
Part of the Internet Archive. Includes community videos, vlogs, stock footage, documentaries, commercials.

AP Newsroom
Publication Dates: 1844-Present
Current and historical archive of photographs, graphics, audio, and text created by the Associated Press.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (US)
Searches across the full text and images of major U.S. and Black historical newspapers. Includes New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, L.A. Times, and more.

Last Updated: Mar 4, 2021 4:29 PM
URL: https://libguides.williams.edu/sociology-210
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Subjects: Sociology

Tags: science & technology studies, scst210, soc210, sociology, spring 2019