Current Directions in Social and Historical Study of Science

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Seminar, three hours. Preparation: some familiarity with field of science and technology studies. Investigation of recent work in history and social study of science and technology, with special emphasis on recent developments, possible future directions, and questions of disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. Topics may include histories of recent and emerging science; biocapital, biocitizenship, biosecurity, and/or biopolitics; social and historical approaches to finance and money; and social and historical approaches to risk, preparedness, and safety. Letter grading.