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136-340 Science Technology & Society (Science 3) | |
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Note | Only available at science third year; for all other levels see 136-040 Science Technology and Society. Students cannot gain credit for this subject and 136-226/326 before 1999 or 136/040 after 1999. This subject is based on 136-040 but involves additional work. |
Availability | 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Helen Verran |
Prerequisites | Usually two second year HPS subjects. |
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 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 an ability to think critically about, the ways technologies and scientific knowledge claims are influenced by social, cultural and historical contexts. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 6000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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