2007-08 - Pitzer College

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
information revolution or responsibility for industrial disasters. (Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, etc.).
Fall, M. DeLaet (HMC).
Soc 25. Technology and People. (See Sociology 25). Spring, R. Volti.
80, 81, 82. History of Science. The conceptual and institutional development of the
scientific enterprise. The changing content of scientific thought in its intellectual context
provides the major focus, but substantial attention is also directed to the relation between
scientific developments and social and economic conditions.
80. History of Science: Science and Technology in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds.
R. Olson (HMC).
81. Science and Technology in the Early Modern World: History of Science,
Renaissance to 1800. Fall, R. Olson (HMC).
82. Science and Technology in the Modern World. R. Olson (HMC).
103. Philosophy of Science and Technology. (See Philosophy 103) Fall, L. Perini (Pomona).
Envs 104. Doing Natural History. (See Environmental Studies 104) M. Herrold-Menzies.
111. Introduction to the Anthropology of Science and Technology. An introduction to
science and technology as cultural phenomena, this course is a hands-on initiation to
anthropology. While applying basic anthropological methods in the academic
environment, students gain an understanding of science and technology as culturally,
socially, and historically specific ways of constructing knowledge. In other words, rather
than taking for granted the ways in which we make knowledge, this course makes those
ways “strange.” M. DeLaet (HMC).
IIS 113. Science, Politics, Alternative Medicine. [See International Intercultural Studies 113].
Spring, S. Snowiss.
Envs 162. Gender, Environment & Development. [See Environmental Studies 162] Fall,
M. Herrold-Menzies.
Politics 190. Politics and Community Design. The design of things like cars, software,
buildings, and cities is normally thought to be the exclusive province of highly trained
professionals, such as architects and engineers. This course examines design as a political
activity, with special emphasis on community efforts to create safe, prosperous and
livable spaces. R. Worthington (Pomona).
190. Senior Integrative Seminar. Students read and discuss seminal and provocative works on
STS. Each student conducts independent project in area of interest and competence. Discussions
of research in progress, oral presentations of final product, written paper. Staff (Pomona).
191. Senior Thesis. Exercise in thought, research, and effective prose writing, in which
senior students are expected to demonstrate competency in working with select data,
ideas, techniques, and sources that characterize and inform their major area of study
within STS. Staff.
199. Independent Study. Staff.
History of Science and Technology
Anth 110. Knowledge, Belief, and Cultural Practices. Staff (HMC).
Anth 153. History of Anthropological Theory. E. Chao.
Astr 6. Archeoastronomy and World Cosmology. B. Penprase (Pomona)
Econ 155. History of Economic Thought.
Geol 125. Earth History. S. Davies-Vollum (Pomona).
Hist 16. Environmental History. A. Wakefield.
Math 1. Mathematics, Philosophy, and the Real World. J. Grabiner.
Math 108. History of Mathematics. J. Grabiner.
Philosophy of Science and Technology
Phil 38. Bioethics. (Pomona).
Phil 40. Ancient Philosophy. Fall, R. McKirahan (Pomona).
Phil 130/Psyc 130. Controversies in Human Evolution. D. Moore/B. Keeley.
Phil 157. Environmental Ethics. (CMC).
Political, Cultural, and Social Perspectives on Science and
Technology
Bio 68L. Discovery, Innovation and Risk: Structures. (Also Chem 68L). N. Copp/A.
Zanella (Jt. Science).
Bio 69L. Discovery, Innovation and Risk: Energy. (Also Chem 69L). N. Copp/A. Zanella
(Jt. Science).
Bio 71. Biotechnology. D. Sadava (Jt. Science).
Bio 159. Natural Resource Management. E. Morhardt (Jt. Science).
CS 10. Introduction to Computing. Staff (Pomona).
Econ 171. Environmental and Resource Economics. (CMC)
Engr 201. Economics of Technical Enterprise. D. Remer (HMC).
Engr 202. Engineering Management. Staff (HMC).
Envs 10. Environment and Society. M. Herrold-Menzies.
Envs 147. Community, Ecology, and Design. P. Faulstich.
Envs 148. Ethnoecology. P. Faulstich.
Hist 179. Disease, Identity and Society. A. Aisenberg (Scripps).
Jpnt 176. Modern Japanese Literature for Science Lovers. K. Kurita (Pomona).
Math 10E. Quantitative Environmental Decision Making. Staff (Pomona).
Math 10G. Mathematics in Many Cultures. J. Grabiner.
Phys 17. Physics in Society. T. Moore (Pomona).
Phys 80. Topics in Physics. (HMC).
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