LBST 2213-110 Syllabus (Fall 2021)
Canvas Access
August 24th: Science and Technology from a Humanistic Perspective
August 26th: More Introduction
Read Isaac Asimov’s article “Cult of Ignorance” on Canvas
Access to Collins & Pinch’s The Golem: What You Need to Know about Science through Atkins e-books. Must sign in through Atkins Library.
August 31st: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem (Science), Prefaces and Ch. 1
September 2nd: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem (Science), Ch. 2
September 7th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem (Science), Ch. 3 and 4
September 9th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem (Science), Ch. 5 and 6
September 14th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem (Science), Ch. 7 and Conclusion
September 16th: Test 1 (on Canvas at 7:00 am…closes at 11:00 pm)
Access to Collins & Pinch’s The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology through Atkins e-books
September 21st: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem at Large (Technology), Prefaces and Ch. 1
September 23rd: Founder’s Day–No Class Meeting
September 28th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem at Large (Technology), Ch. 2 (Notice we aren’t reading Ch. 3 & 4)
September 30th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem at Large (Technology), Ch. 5 and 6
October 5th: Collins & Pinch’s The Golem at Large (Technology), Ch. 7 and Conclusion
October 7th: Midterm Exam (on Canvas at 7:00 am and closes at 11:00 pm)
Have you set that calendar reminder???
October 12th: FALL BREAK–No Class
October 14th: Lies Economists Tell—The rhetoric of statistics (Reading on Canvas and class website)
October 19th: Brief Histories of Medicine, Salerno and Galen readings
Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry The University of Salerno
— article Hellenistic and Roman Medicine (read to “The spread of new learning”)
— article on the philosopher Galen
Marcum, James. “Schola Medica Salernitana.” Hektoen International, vol. 4, no. 3. Summer 2012.
October 21st: FOOTBALL CONFLICT—NO CLASS MEETING
Follow the class website for notes on these readings:
Singal, Jesse. “Politicizing the Vaccination Fight Could Make Things Worse.” The Cut. 5 Feb 2015.
Reiss, Dorit. “Politicization of Science.” Human Rights Magazine, vol. 46, no. 4. 14 June 2021.
October 26th: COVID-19 Facial Covering Rhetoric
October 28th: Wells, H. G. Time Machine. Ch. 1-5—Read online for free.
November 2nd: Wells, H. G. The Time Machine Ch. 6-The End
Various film clips from the theatrical versions (1960 and 2002)
November 4th: Test 2 (on Canvas at 7:00 am…closes at 11:00 pm)
November 9th: Boulle, Pierre. Planet of the Apes. (1964) Ch. 1-17
November 11th: Boulle, Pierre. Planet of the Apes. (1964) Ch. 18-26
November 16th: Boulle, Pierre. Planet of the Apes. (1964) Ch. 27-end
November 18th: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 1818. Preface-Ch. 8
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Available Here
November 23rd: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 1818. Ch. 9-Ch. 16
November 25th: No Classes—Thanksgiving Break 11/26 – 11/29
November 30th: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 1818. Ch. 17-Ch. 24
December 2nd: Violence in Video Games (Canvas Readings)
December 7th: Video Games and Violence, a more nuanced view
Last Day of Class
December 16th: Final Exam (cumulative)—Available on Canvas 7:00 am-11:00 pm. You’ll have two and a half hours once you start.