Memo10+--+Study+Components

Thomas Solley STSH 4980-01 Senior Thesis Costelloe-Kuehn 9/13/2014

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__ Memo 10 -- Study Components __ While the majority of content herein shall remain subjective to the topic/thesis chosen (see Memo9), many components of the study process shall remain the same or can be applied to both of the current candidates of study;

Interviews with professionals; Interview with community members (students on RPI campus)(Class of 2015)(Class of 2014)(Class of 2018) Analysis of literature; Social media review;
 * Engineers
 * Social analysts (psychologists)(STS members)
 * Members of the transhumanist community (Stanford Transhumanist Association)(Worldwide Transhumanist Association)
 * Psychology of transhumanism/posthumanism
 * Philosophy of "humanity" and "inhumanity"
 * Philosophy of "dehumanization"
 * Sociology of "upgrades" and peer pressure ("early buyer")
 * STS analysis of technology in history -- how technology & tools have shaped evolution (Winner, L. "Autonomous Tecnology: Technics out of Control as a Theme in Political Thought", 1977)("Teleportation, Cyborgs and the Posthuman Ideology" Bendle 2002)[List of 96+ articles in Zotero to go through...]
 * Science-fiction (history) of early transhumanist works
 * Games of the past 14 years
 * Films of the past decade
 * Science fiction authors
 * Journalist articles on political events of the past decade