History 697H:
Historiography of Science
Spring 2004, Thurs. 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Synopsis:
This is a new seminar that, it is hoped, will eventually take its place among the department’s other historiography seminars. As there are several of us in the department interested in teaching such a course, details will vary from year to year, with sometimes, for instance, a European and sometimes an American slant. Whatever the emphasis, the seminar is intended to be an introduction both for those who plan to go on to further graduate work in the history of science, and for those who merely desire to enrich their programs with an eye, perhaps, towards preparing a secondary field.
This edition of the seminar will draw largely, though not exclusively, on U.S. material. We’ll begin the semester by reading several of the “foundation texts’ that have influenced the current generation of historians. We’ll then move to works that exemplify the rich variety of current historiographical approaches to the study of science, among them the sociology of scientific knowledge and laboratory studies, rhetoric and the “literary turn,” feminist scholarship, popularization, organizational/political culture, and the usefulness of global comparison for an appreciation of U.S. science in its national context.
Syllabus: History 697H, Spring 2004 (Save as PDF)
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