Metabolism and Technoscience
SISP 215
Spring 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
SOC 220 |
| Course Cluster: Health Studies |
This course will investigate metabolic processes through the lens of technoscience. Metabolism encompasses all of the biological and technosocial processes through which individual bodies and societies create and use different forms of bionutrients, medicines, toxins, and energy. We will interpret the most pressing metabolic crises facing societies including ecological disaster, industrial food regimes, metabolic health problems, industrial pollution, and drug cultures. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SISP |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENVS-MN)(ENVS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings by Michael Montoya, Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Anthony Hatch, John Foster, Karl Marx, Hannah Landecker, Janet Shim, Anne Pollock, Donna Haraway, and Sidney Mintz, Sara Shostak, and Vandana Shiva among others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Blog postings based on the readings, short analytic essays, attendance and participation, final research paper |
| Instructor(s): Hatch,Anthony Ryan Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 4 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 2 |
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