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Technological mediation in sociocultural context : a case study of the Sangul mechanized water system
Mpuan, Peter Binipom (2015) Technological mediation in sociocultural context : a case study of the Sangul mechanized water system.
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| Abstract: | The introduction of the concept of mediation in postphenomenological research has brought about a reconceptualization of human-technology relationships showing marked differences from the instrumentalist and determinist conceptualizations of technology. However, technological mediation research largely remains focused on the individual experiences leaving a gap in knowledge about the intersubjective experiences of technology in sociocultural contexts. From the perspective of the Sangul community in Ghana whose inhabitants are beneficiaries of a Mechanized Water System in a social development programme, I analyze the relations between the technology and the people and its impact on how they organize their daily lives and how they experience their world. I propose “technoformation” as a new construct which explains how the relations between people and technology co-shapes their perceptions and practices in a sociocultural contexts. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 08 philosophy |
| Programme: | Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society MSc (60024) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/69743 |
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