Overview
Description
Begin with the concept of objectivity in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM), and learn about the history of the idea of objectivity, including its roots in colonial conquest, how it became the central theme of STEM composition and why STEM communication looks and sounds the way it does, how we can compose in its different modes effectively, and how to engage with the problems presented by objectivity in the process.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO9
Restrictions
Junior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- recount the origins and development of the concept of objectivity in Western STEM practices, including its interactions with colonial imperialism.
- demonstrate familiarity with a range of theories about the socio-political consequences of practices of STEM objectivity, especially on vulnerable or marginalized communities.
- identify the ways objectivity is employed in a given STEM text (written, visual, or multimodal) and analyze that employment in terms of its socio-political consequences.
- produce STEM texts relevant to the student’s field or interests that demonstrate a reflexive and/or resistive engagement with objectivity.