Entries by Daphne Hanson

Where do modern fantasy and science fiction “fit” in a language

  Where do modern fantasy and science fiction “fit” in a language arts program for children? What does science fiction mean in language arts? Science fiction, often called “sci-fi,” is a genre of fiction literature whose content is imaginative, but based in science. It relies heavily on scientific facts, theories, and principles as support for its […]

Difference between sex and gender

What is the difference between sex and gender? What different conceptualizations of the concept of gender do you know and how do they differ from each other? Can you bring concrete examples of how gender affects the development of technology and how technology affects gender?

The New Year’s feast

What change in consciousness had occurred in the course of these events? How might you imagine the conversations that occurred at the New Year’s feast that evening or following the women’s gathering?

The role of technology in society

There are different interpretations of the role of technology in society. Some scholars argue that technology is a separate sphere that augments human ability and helps solve real-life problems. However, it is not correct to treat them as inseparable. Others insist that human civilization starts with the emergence and subsequent evolution of technology, thus it […]

The Soviet Union and the United States

During the decades after World War II, the international framework was disrupted as a standoff between the superpowers (the Soviet Union & the United States) turned into the Cold War.  Thus for this board, you will discuss the changes that came to the Soviet Empire during the decades that followed the end of the war.share […]