[bioundgrd] Fwd: Four new STS subjects this spring

[Janice Chang]

>
>From: "Karen Gardner" <kgardner at MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Please forward: Four new STS subjects this spring
>Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:44:55 -0500
>
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>The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) is offering 
>the following four new undergraduate subjects in Spring 2010:
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>STS.022 Technology in History
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>STS.034 Science Communication: A Practical Guide (CI-H)
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>STS.050 The History of MIT
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>STS.056 Science and the Cinema: Experiments on Film
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>Descriptions and schedules are below.  Please visit 
><http://web.mit.edu/sts/academic/spring2010.html>http://web.mit.edu/sts/academic/spring2010.html 
>for a full listing of STS spring subjects, and feel free to contact 
>me with any questions.
>
>
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>STS.022 Technology in History
>(HASS-E)
>Units: 3-0-9
>Lecture: TR1-2.30 (<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=2>2-147)
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>Covers theories of the interactions between historical and 
>technological change; relations between the histories of science and 
>of technology; purported turning points such as the Neolithic, 
>Industrial, and Information Revolutions; case studies from a wide 
>range of times and places; and connections across time and space. 
>Lectures supplemented by student presentations. Frequent writing, 
>rewriting, and small group work.
>R. H. Williams
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>STS.034 Science Communication: A Practical Guide
>(HASS-E, CI-H)
>Units: 3-0-9
>Lecture: M1-4 (<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=E51>E51-061)
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>Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively to 
>non-specialist audiences in a variety of media. Emphasizes the 
>elements of effective speaking and writing and the art of 
>storytelling. Students study examples of science communication in 
>journalism, broadcasting, museums and new media, and develop their 
>skills through classroom exercises, speaking and writing 
>assignments. Students undertake a practical project in science 
>communication through the Cambridge Science Festival, organized by 
>the MIT Museum.
>J. Durant
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>STS.050 The History of MIT
>(HASS-E)
>Units: 3-0-9
>Lecture: W1-4 (<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=56>56-114)
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>Examines the history of MIT through the lens of the broader history 
>of science and technology, and vice versa. Covers pre-history and 
>founding (1861) to the present. Topics include William Barton 
>Rogers; educational philosophy; biographies of MIT students and 
>professors; campus, intellectual and organizational development; the 
>role of science; changing laboratories and practices; and MIT's 
>relationship with Boston, the federal government, and industry. 
>Guest lecturers discuss recent history. Includes short papers, 
>presentations, and final paper.
>D. Mindell, M. R. Smith
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>STS.056 Science and the Cinema: Experiments on Film
>(HASS-E)
>Units: 2-1-9
>Lecture: TR12 (<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=5>5-134) 
>Lab: R1 (<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=5>5-134)
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>Examines the linked histories of science and cinema starting from 
>1895. Introduces themes from the fields of STS and media studies. 
>Mandatory weekly screening sessions alternate among feature-length 
>films, series of short films and direct engagement with technologies 
>of filmic production, screening and visual analysis. Some screening 
>materials available for out-of-class viewing. Assignments include 
>short papers, a collaborative media project, midterm and final. 
>Evaluation includes attendance at screenings and participation in 
>collaborative assignments and classroom discussion. Limited to 40.
>H. R. Shell
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>Best,
>Karen
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>Karen Gardner
>Academic Administrator
>MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society
>77 Massachusetts Ave., E51-185
>Cambridge, MA  02139
>617-253-9759 (phone)
>617-258-8118 (fax)
><http://web.mit.edu/sts>http://web.mit.edu/sts
><http://web.mit.edu/hasts>http://web.mit.edu/hasts
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