Homo Faber: We Are Makers Instruments of Imperial Ambition

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from VMCS 1301, FGST 1001; or permission of the Department This course employs the concept of "Homo Faber" (Wo/Man the Maker) cross-culturally and through time to explore how the development of technologies such as containers, clothing, and shelters has shaped human societies and the relations between them. This course explores reflective and critical perspectives about the social, political, economic, environmental, gendered, and racialized impacts of textile technologies, both historical and contemporary. (Format: Variable 3 Hours)