Essential Works in the Historical and Social Study of Science

Harvard FAS

This undergraduate seminar serves as an intensive introduction to historical and social studies of science and technology through classic and foundational works in these fields. Topics covered will include laboratory studies, sociology of knowledge, the history of trust and credibility, labor, quantification, gender, automation, and disinformation studies. Previous coursework in History of Science or related fields is helpful but is not required. The course is especially recommended for…