科学、科技与文化政治 Science, Technology and Cultural Politics
Course descriptions and objectives:

本课程介绍一系列理论及概念，让学生从各种取径理解科学及科技，这些取径与社会学、人类学、文化研究及历史等相关学科。开首时会先介绍一些重要学者及理论典范，然后进入选定的题目，包括工业革命、后殖民批评、人类与动物的关系、流动、性别、社会主义转型及心智科学等等。同时，讨论会专注于东亚历史，探寻新的理解，并聚焦在科技应用与适用、人们日常生活的科技实践，以及新科技实践、器物及知识。

本课程取广义的科技与科学，所以期望学生能把自己的研究题目带进来，并发展新的研究问题及取径，课程内容亦可因应学生的兴趣及建议作修改，授课导师会尽量令课程内容能增强学生的理论思考及研究能力。

This course introduces students to a set of theories and concepts that will allow students to understand science and technology from multiple perspectives related, yet not confined to sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and history. It provides introductory discussion on the major scholars and theoretical paradigms in the areas about technology and science.Then it moves on to the selected topics ranging from industrial revolution, postcolonial criticism, human-animal relationship, mobility, gender, to socialist transformation and science of mind. In particular, this course explores new ways of understanding modern East Asian history by focusing on technological adoption/adaptation, the changing technological engagement in people’ s everyday life and new technological practices, artefacts, and knowledge.

This course define technology and science in broad sense. Students are expected to bring in their research topics for developing new research problems and perspectives. The course content could also be adjusted according to students’ interests and suggestions. The instructor will try his best to strengthen student’s theoretical reasoning and research capacity with course content.

授课语言为英语，并因应学生需要及内容辅以中文讲解。

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