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350 Medical Humanities and American Studies (3) This course uses biological science and technology as the lens to focus a study of American Culture. Through a series of case studies, we will examine some of the ways biological science and technology shape and are shaped by American culture. Far from a "value free" terrain, science has been linked with much that American values, such as material success, progress and morality. Technological changes have also been essential in the evolution of many institutions that are central to the daily lives of Americans (such as the household and the workplace). Over the course of the semester, we will explore specific issues concerning the social history of disease in American culture, science and technology as cultural practice, and the meaning of race and gender in relations to science and technology. Prerequisite: None. Offered: On demand.
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