Jenifa's reflective post

Finally, this is my last post in this unit.

Overall I think this unit is quite interesting yet a bit difficult that it had introduced some new concepts and theories regarding identity in this digital era. For instance, this was the first time that I have ever heard of the term “cyborg” – seems like a very techno-term but never thought of we might already been a cyborg ! While the term “cyborg” is viewed differently according to different people, for me, I think to little extent I could consider myself as a cyborg as I’m quite over-dependent on new technologies, (and as I’m shortsighted that I have to wear glasses or contact lenses everyday). I like the topic of “Resistance is Fertile” the most because it had introduced some new ideas that (luckily!) we are not merely passive recipients of new technologies, but we also have the power to resist the new technologies or commodification of cultural objects.

I think using Weblogs is appropriate and very suitable for this unit. It did helped us to learn apart from essay writing or presentation - especially when we have to post our presentation outline on Weblogs so that our classmates can comment on it and we can even have a discussion about the topics there. It provides a platform for us to have a more in-depth discussion rather than just hearing other’s presentation without commenting.

Some minor things that I think could be improved is that some topics are really a bit difficult and theorized, and there are topics that are already covered in some other units (like gender in playing games, online community), the weight of the final essay is a bit too heavy as well.