Topics in Science and Technology Studies (379-0-70)

Topic

Asia in Focus

Instructors

Anto Mohsin

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-254: Tues, Su 8:30AM - 9:45AM (AST)

Overview of class

The interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies (STS) have produced many insights about how science and technology were shaped by and shaped societies. STS scholars have examined how knowledge and artifacts are designed, developed, transferred, adopted, used, or rejected by knowledge workers, technically skilled people, invisible technicians, marketers, and all kinds of users. STS scholarship has shown how the development of science and technology are historically contingent and culturally situated, as well as can be gendered, racialized, hierarchical, ideologically influenced, and politically motivated. Despite these important findings, STS is currently still dominated by Euro-American theories, practices, languages, and institutions. But technoscience hasn't only been produced in North America and Europe. This course decenters the EuroAtlantic world as the site of scientific knowledge and technological production by introducing STS scholarship in and about Asia. It explores the question what can we learn about science and technology by studying them in Global Asia where most humans have been living.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: None

Open to Sophomores and above

Open for cross-registration

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.