Students will gain familiarity with some of the major theoretical tools used by STS scholars, including but not limited to: actor-network theory (ANT); the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK); technopolitics and the social construction of technology (SCOT); feminist and postcolonial approaches to the study of science, technology and society; and more. STS methods will be paired with a variety of case studies related to past and present controversies, institutions, artifacts, policies, and cultures. It examines topics such as: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, humanistic psychology, evolutionary psychology, intelligence testing, and feminist perspectives. Goals include understanding the historical evolution and social relevance of scientific psychology. The topics covered might include: Eugenics, the human genome project, behavioral genetics, genetics and race, genetic screening, gene editing and therapy, gene doping in sports, animal and human cloning, and genetic enhancement.
Students will gain familiarity with some of the major theoretical tools used by STS scholars, including but not limited to: actor-network theory (ANT); the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK); technopolitics and the social construction of technology (SCOT); feminist and postcolonial approaches to the study of science, technology and society; and more. STS methods will be paired with a variety of case studies related to past and present controversies, institutions, artifacts, policies, and cultures. It examines topics such as: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, humanistic psychology, evolutionary psychology, intelligence testing, and feminist perspectives. Goals include understanding the historical evolution and social relevance of scientific psychology. The topics covered might include: Eugenics, the human genome project, behavioral genetics, genetics and race, genetic screening, gene editing and therapy, gene doping in sports, animal and human cloning, and genetic enhancement.
