UCL University - An Anthropology of Smartphones: Communication, Ageing and Health
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An Anthropology of Smartphones: Communication, Ageing and Health
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Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
An Anthropology of Smartphones: Communication, Ageing and Health
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- Duration 3 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
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- This course will develop your understanding of the concept of digital anthropology as you explore how smartphones have transformed our daily lives and how they can be used productively.
- Through ethnographic research findings, you'll explore the potential consequences of using a smartphone every day.
- You'll examine the effect of smartphones on human relationships and participation in cultural life, as well as touch upon the current use and future potential of smartphones in the health and medical sector.
- Smartphones are no longer a youth technology. They play a significant role in intergenerational relations and define ageing in the digital era. You'll learn about the issues older people encounter when using smartphones and how technology has shaped models of ageing.
- Using the latest research, you'll find out more about ageing in different global contexts and learn how technology is shaping and changing the experience of ageing.
- The course demonstrates the potential of anthropology as a discipline and will introduce you to the technicalities of using comparative anthropology as a method of research.
- It also includes several new anthropological perspectives on the use of the smartphone and its impact on people's lives.
- UCL is a leading research hub in the area of digital anthropology. You'll access the latest research and insights from UCL's expert academics on fascinating anthropological concepts and issues, including digital health and ageing.
An Anthropology of Smartphones: Communication, Ageing and Health at FutureLearn Curriculum
An Anthropology of Smartphones: Communication, Ageing and Health
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What are smartphones? How have they changed our lives?
Context
Smartphone use in everyday life
Practical exercise and summary
Ageing
Ageing today
Age and smartphones
Contradiction and ambivalence
Practical exercise and summary
Smartphones and health
Our approach to mHealth
Smartphones and health services
Use of mHealth in different fieldsites
Smartphones, health information, COVID-19
Practical exercise, summary and conclusion
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