Anthropology 211 - Feminist Science Studies

Fall
2020
01
4.00
Jennifer Hamilton
MW 12:30PM-01:50PM
Amherst College
ANTH-211-01-2021F
ONLI ONLI
jhamilton@amherst.edu
SWAG-108-01,ANTH-211-01

(Offered as ANTH 211 and SWAG 108) This course introduces students to theories and methodologies in the interdisciplinary field of feminist science studies. Specific areas of investigation include scientific cultures, animal models, and science in the media and popular culture. Students will continuously engage larger questions such as: What kinds of knowledge count as "science?" What is objectivity? How have cultural assumptions shaped scientific knowledge production in this and other historical periods? What is the relationship between "the body" and scientific data? And, finally, is feminist science possible?

This course fulfills a requirement for the Five College Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice (RHRJ) certificate.

Fall semester. Visiting Professor Hamilton.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.