Social Study of Science and Technology
STS.350 · Science, Technology, and Society · Graduate · Spring 2004
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
<p>This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. We will organize our discussions around the concept of “reproduction,” referring variously to:</p> <ol> <li>Scientific reproduction (how results are replicated in lab, field, disciplinary contexts)</li> <li>Social reproduction (how social knowledge and relations are regenerated over time)</li> <li>Biological reproduction (how organic substance is managed in the genetic age)</li> <li>Electronic reproduction (how…
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