Technologies, World and Societies
20 points – 20% of the final grade)

Answer the following question:

How can we apply ANT to analyze the foreseen impacts of Peak Oil as sketched in A Crude Awakening? How do these impacts provide an illustration of the breakdown of an actor-world?

A Crude Awakening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odCZpBPfFQk

Students will be graded on:
– their definition of peak oil 2pts
– on showing how the availability of cheap oil is essential to our civilization, and how devastating oil depletion would be in that context 6pts
– on understanding this civilization of ours as an actor-world 6pts
– on understanding cheap oil as an actor with multiple competencies and properties 6pts.
– A bonus mark will be granted to students whose level of engagement with the question exceeds expectations.

Guidelines: (Note: marks will be taken off if basic writing requirements are not met):

#Use your lecture notes, slideshows, and lecture recordings. External sources are allowed, but are not required.

#If you are citing an external source, provide the name of author, title, publisher, publication place and date, and page numbers, as applicable. No bibliography is needed; simply state/reference your source (use either footnotes, endnotes, or in-text citations within brackets).

#Answer directly and use simple, clear, precise language.

#Define (all) your concepts and any technical term introduced and used.

#You will not be graded on grammar, spelling and punctuation, but proofread your work.

#Include a cover page stating your name and student number, the course title and number, the name of the professor, and the submission date.

#Submit/upload your exam on Brightspace on November 26 before midnight.

Writing format requirements: the answer should be approximately two to three pages long, double spaced, typed, with 1-inch margins and using 12 pt font. Note: the length requirement is only an estimate of how much writing is needed in order to provide a complete answer; this is not something you will be graded on. It could be longer (but not really shorter)

Late penalty: A late penalty of 1 point (out of 20) per day, including the weekend, will be deducted for lateness.
In the event of a medical emergency or other serious problem, an extension to the assignment may be granted but only if I am contacted prior to the deadline.
Plagiarism: Don’t!

Good luck!