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BGS-002: Gender, Science, Technology and Society

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Overview

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Este curso examina las relaciones entre género, ciencia, tecnología y sociedad, con atención a las perspectivas históricas, el conocimiento local, las mujeres en STEM y las críticas feministas de la ciencia y la tecnología.

Syllabus

Week wise Module Details

Week 1

Block 1: Introduction to Gender and Science

Course Introduction

Unit 1: Gender and Society

Unit 2: Gender and Science

Week 2

Block 2: Historical and Theoretical Contexts

Unit 3: Gender and Technology

Unit 4: Historical perspectives

Week 3

Block 2: Historical and Theoretical Contexts

Unit 5: Positivism, Evolutionism and Social Darwinism

Unit 6: Women in Modern Science

Week 4

Block 3: Women and Local Knowledge

Unit 7: Health and Wellbeing

Unit 8: Farming and Food Production

Week 5

Block 3: Women and Local Knowledge

Unit 9: Environment, Climate and Energy

Week 6

Block 4: Women and Science & Technology Workplaces

Unit 10: Agriculture and Allied Areas

Unit 11: Information and Communication Technology

Week 7

Block 4: Women and Science & Technology Workplaces

Unit 12: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

Week 8

Unit 12: Women in STEM

Week 9

Block 5: Feminism and Science

Unit 13: Feminist Critique of Science

Week 10

Block 5: Feminism and Science

Unit 14: Feminist Critique of Technology

Week 11

Block 5: Feminism and Science

Unit 15: Feminists Alternatives

Week 12

Block 5: Feminism and Science

Unit 15: Gender, Science, Technology and Society: A Way Forward

Taught by

Dr. Sunita Dhal

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