STS.417 STS Seminar on the Global South
Spring 2021 *Please note the first meeting class will be on February 4, 2021 to align with the Harvard Calendar*
Thursdays 6-9pm
Units: 3-0-9
Professor Dwaipayan Banerjee, Professor Chakanetsa Mavhunga, Professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga (Harvard)
Covers Africa and its diaspora, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Asia, and Oceania. Seeks to explore meanings of science and technology from traditions, experiences, and literatures of these regions; to understand encounters and outcomes of endogenous and inbound ideas, artifacts, and practice; and to engage European and North American science, technology, and society (STS) in dialogue with these literatures. Provides a global view of STS in an increasingly interconnected world. Focuses on peoples of the Global South as innovative intellectual agents, not just victims of technology or its appropriators.
| Week | Date of Class |
|---|---|
| 1 | February 4, 2021 |
| 2 | February 11, 2021 |
| 3 | February 18, 2021 |
| 4 | February 25, 2021 |
| 5 | March 4, 2021 |
| 6 | March 11, 2021 |
| 7 | March 25, 2021 |
| 8 | April 1, 2021 |
| 9 | April 8, 2021 |
| 10 | April 22, 2021 |
| 11 | April 29, 2021 |