Course Description

Anthropology 302F/G Anthropological Approaches to Science and Technology: Dreamtimes of Technoscience.

Anthropological approaches to the reading of public debates on genetic research, new reproductive technologies, science and the environment, space exploration, energy alternatives, exploring science itself as a domain within which culture, power and identity are negotiated. Includes a consideration of indigenous traditions of knowledge production.

Prerequisite: Any Social Science 1st year Essay full or half course and 3rd year registration or higher in any program.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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