Soc 356: Transformative Technologies
spring 2001: The Clock

Reading:

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Donaldson, Mike. 1996. “The End of Time? Aboriginal Temporality and the British Invasion of Australia.” Time & Society 5(2):187-207.

Duncan, David Ewing. 1998. “Luna: Temptress of Time.” Chapter two in Calendar. New York: Avon Books, Inc.

Freake, Douglas. 1995. “The Semiotics of Wristwatches.” Time & Society 4(1):67-90.

Gasparini, Giovanni. 1995. “On Waiting.” Time & Society 4(1):29-45.

Ingold, Tim. 1995. “Work, Time and Industry.” Time & Society 4(1):5-28.

Leccardi, Carmen. 1996. “Rethinking Social Time: Feminist Perspectives.” Time & Society 5(2):169-86.

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