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Crosslistings: SISP 252 |
This course will focus closely on a series of problems in the history and political culture of science in America from 1750 to the present. Some of these problems are the representation of natural phenomena in defining the new nation; the racial and cultural politics of scientific discovery in the American West; gender and technology in Victorian America; issues raised by government, military, university-funded and corporate-based science; American scientists as political activists; the historical struggles of women, immigrants and African Americans in science; the public culture of scientific controversies; and historical and comparative perspectives on the "science wars." Readings will be drawn mainly from primary sources, including documents, newspapers, photographs, and novels.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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