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1) Briefly define technological and cultural determinism (see Winston). Apply these theories to recent discourse about new forms of television, whether high definition TV, 3-D TV, mobile TV, online TV, etc. The discourse may come from a website, an advertisement, a TV program, a newspaper/magazine article, a blog, etc. (please do not use examples used in lectures or in sections). Identify an aspect of the discourse that invokes technological determinism and explain why it is technologically deterministic. Identify either a Law of Supervening Social Necessity OR a Law of Suppression of Radical Potential (these are likely not foregrounded in the example, they require an analysis of the broader cultural determinants for the emergence of this technology). In what ways does this example exemplify the issue of gender and the division of public and private spheres (see Spigel). (2 pages)

1) Briefly define technological and cultural determinism (see Winston). Apply these theories to recent discourse about new forms of television, whether high definition TV, 3-D TV, mobile TV, online TV, etc. The discourse may come from a website, an advertisement, a TV program, a newspaper/magazine article, a blog, etc. (please do not use examples used in lectures or in sections). Identify an aspect of the discourse that invokes technological determinism and explain why it is technologically deterministic. Identify either a Law of Supervening Social Necessity OR a Law of Suppression of Radical Potential (these are likely not foregrounded in the example, they require an analysis of the broader cultural determinants for the emergence of this technology). In what ways does this example exemplify the issue of gender and the division of public and private spheres (see Spigel). (2 pages)