reflective post

On the whole I thought the self.net unit was an interesting and engaging unit. Although it initially took me a while to get used to blogging, in the end it proved one of the most valuable exercises. I often used the annotated webliographies of others to point me towards good resources to use for essays in other units such as communication studies. I also liked the fact that the lectures contained a good mix of powerpoint slides and electronic media clips.

As for the unit content, the range of readings explored have managed to convince me that we are indeed all cyborgs, at least in Donna Harraway's sense. It also encouraged me to think critically about the ways in which digital technologies intersect with and re-construct issues of identity, gender, race and class, simultaneously disturbing ethical certainties and modernist discourse. The articles I found most interesting and engaging in this regard include Lisa Nakamura's discussion of menu driven identities, Kath Albury's critique of the ethics of internet pornography and the article on a rape in cyberspace.

By the way, sorry this post is a little late, my internet connection at home crashed and I wasn't able to get into uni last week... Hope everyone has a great summer break :-), Happy holidays, christmas and new year!