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136-040 Science Technology and Society | |
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Note | Formerly available as 136-226/326. Students who have completed 136-226 or 136-226 Science, Technology and Society are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Available at levels second and third year, except in science (second year only). For science third year, see 136-340 Science Technology & Society (Science 3). |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Helen Verran |
Prerequisites | Usually 75 points of first year study across any discipline areas. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the theoretical/conceptual frameworks within which science, technology and society can be analysed as mutually constitutive. Students will proceed through a series of case studies: how can we understand the process of building Gothic cathedrals?; examining the constitution of nature in TV wildlife documentaries; considering how Robert Boyle's airpump intervened in Restoration England; asking how zoos and science museums give us stories to live by. The case studies will be developed using video materials and site visits. Students who complete this subject should develop an understanding of, and ability to think critically about, the ways technologies and scientific knowledge claims are influenced by social, cultural and historical contexts. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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