Life of Modern Fact
HIST 367
Spring 2015 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
SISP 367 |
Facts aren't born; they are made. The challenge is to understand how people have come to think of facts as existing in the world independent of human intervention. This seminar explores the tools and techniques that people have used to craft facts. We consider examples from the 18th century through the present day, such as training manuals, films, and instruments. We also examine how broader structures such as social networks and the law help produce facts as people share, defend, and use them. Finally, this course encourages skepticism and creativity in the use of primary sources and the formulation of original research, questioning the givens of human knowledge. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
Major Readings:
Peter Howlett and Mary S. Morgan, eds., HOW WELL DO FACTS TRAVEL? THE DISSEMINATION OF RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE (ISBN: 978-0-521-15958-6)
Robert Proctor and Londa Schiebinger , eds., AGNOTOLOGY: THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF IGNORANCE (ISBN: 978-0804759014)
Arjun Appadurai , ed., THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THINGS: COMMODITIES IN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (ISBN: 978-0521357265)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short papers
One final essay
Take-home final exam (essay)
Weekly reading responses on Moodle discussion forum |
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