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What drives the development of science? How can science and technology spark economic innovation? In what ways are science, technology, and governance intertwined? Why should a nation or society prioritize science? How can science and technology contribute to a better world? By exploring these questions about the role of science and technology in modern society, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to the broadly defined field of "Science and Technology Studies" (STS). Welcome to CMST 306 “Modern Society and Science: Historical Perspectives on Science and Technology Policy”!

All lectures, discussions, and presentations in the classroom will be conducted in English. However, students are highly encouraged to be proficient, or at least willing, to read and communicate in BOTH English AND Korean, as course materials and readings are provided in both languages.

**정원 외 수강신청 관련 안내**
다음 몇 가지 기준을 우선순위로 하여 정원 외 수강신청 학생을 제한된 범위 내에서 수용합니다. 정원 외 수강신청 기간에 POVIS에서 해당 사유를 구체적으로 기재하여 신청해 주시면 됩니다.
1) 2025년 1학기에 본 과목을 반드시 수강해야 하는 이유가 인정되는 분들(고학번 졸업예정자, WI 미이수자, 해외 단기유학 등의 사정으로 추후 수강 기회가 없는 것으로 예상되는 분들 등등)
2) 과학기술학 융합부전공 이수 중인 분들
3) 과학기술 정책/행정/외교/커뮤니케이션 방면으로 진지하게 진로를 고민하고 계신 분들

-Attendance: 10
-Weekly papers: 40 (4 x 10)
-Individual or group presentation: 30
-In-class discussion: 20

See the "Schedule of Classes, Readings, and Assignments" section

Week 1: Orientation
February 17 Monday: Course introduction
February 19 Wednesday: The history of science, science and technology studies, and science and technology policy
*Recommended readings: 홍성욱, “과학학이란 무엇인가,” 지식의지평 33 (2022): 166–179.

Week 2: Theories on Science and Technology Policy
February 24 Monday: Theories on STP
*Required readings: Textbook, Chapter 1 [Weekly Paper #1, due 0:01 am]
February 26 Wednesday: MIT
*Readings for student presentation: Christophe Lecuyer, “The Making of a Science Based Technological University: Karl Compton, James Killian, and the Reform of MIT, 1930-1957,” Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences 23.1 (1992): 153–180.

Week 3: Science, Technology, and Society
March 3 Monday: No class - March 1st Movement Memorial Day
March 5 Wednesday: Science, technology, and society
*Required readings: Textbook, Chapter 2 [Weekly Paper #2, due 0:01 am]

Week 4: Science and the Public
March 10 Monday: Science and the public
*Required readings: Textbook, Chapter 3 [Weekly Paper #3, due 0:01 am]
March 12 Wednesday: Watching a documentary film, “How to Survive a Plague” (2012)

Week 5: Science and the Public
March 17 Monday: Watching a documentary film, “How to Survive a Plague” (2012)
March 19 Wednesday: Experts, citizens, and activism

Week 6: Science, Technology, and International Affairs
March 24 Monday: Science, technology, and international affairs
*Required readings: Textbook, Chapter 4 [Weekly Paper #4, due 0:01 am]
March 26 Wednesday: Science diplomacy
*Readings for student presentation: Jessamyn R. Abel, “Technologies of Cold War Diplomacy: Transforming Postwar Japan,” Technology and Culture 62.1 (2021): 128-155.

Week 7: Environmentalism and Environmental Policy
March 31 Monday: Science and environment
*Required readings: Textbook, Chapter 6 [Weekly Paper #5, due 0:01 am]
April 2 Wednesday: Science, technology, and environmental zeitgeist
*Readings for student presentation: Ashley Carse, “The Ecobiopolitics of Environmental Mitigation: Remaking Fish Habitat through the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project,” Social Studies of Science 51.4 (February 2021): 512–537.

Week 8: No class (Midterm)

Week 9: Science and Statecraft
April 14 Monday: Scientists, economists, and statesmen [Weekly Paper #6, due 0:01 am]
*Required readings: Roger Backhouse and Harro Maas, “A Road Not Taken: Economists, Historians of Science, and the Making of the Bowman Report,” Isis 108.1 (March 2017): 82–106.
April 16 Wednesday: Computer science and the Cold War
*Readings for student presentation: Joy Rohde, “Pax Technologica: Computers, International Affairs, and Human Reason in the Cold War,” Isis 108.4 (December 2017): 792–813.

Week 10: Technocrats
April 21 Monday: Vannevar Bush [Weekly Paper #7, due 0:01 am]
*Required readings: Stanley Goldberg, “Inventing a Climate of Opinion: Vannevar Bush and the Decision to Build the Bomb,” Isis 83.3 (September 1992): 429–452.
April 23 Wednesday: Vannevar Bush
*Readings for student presentation: Johnny Miri, “The Fall of Vannevar Bush: The Forgotten War for Control of Science Policy in Postwar America,” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 51.4 (September 2021): 507–541.

Week 11: Basic Science I
April 28 Monday: Controversial definitions [Weekly Paper #8, due 0:01 am]
*Required readings: Désirée Schauz, “What is Basic Research: Insights from Historical Semantics,” Minerva 52.3 (September 2014): 273–328.
April 30 Wednesday: Basic science and the military
*Readings for student presentation: Jacob Darwin Hamblin, “The Navy’s “Sophisticated” Pursuit of Science Undersea Warfare, the Limits of Internationalism, and the Utility of Basic Research, 1945–1956,” Isis 93.1 (March 2002): 1–27.

Week 12: Basic Science II
May 5 Monday: No class - Children's Day
May 7 Wednesday: Basic science and capitalism
*Readings for student presentation: Joseph D. Martin, “The Simple and Courageous Course: Industrial Patronage of Basic Research at the University of Chicago, 1945–1953,” Isis 111.4 (December 2020): 697–716.

Week 13: Science, Innovation, and Economic Growth
May 12 Monday: Silicon Valley [Weekly Paper #9, due 0:01 am]
*Required readings: David C. Brock and Christophe Lécuyer, “Digital Foundations: The Making of Silicon-Gate Manufacturing Technology,” Technology and Culture 53.3 (July 2012): 561–597.
May 14 Wednesday: Another Silicon Valley?
*Readings for student presentation: Stuart W. Leslie, “Regional Disadvantage: Replicating Silicon Valley in New York’s Capital Region,” Technology and Culture 42.2 (2001): 236–264.

Week 14: Research Universities
May 19 Monday: MIT [Weekly Paper #10, due 0:01 am]
*Required readings: Rebecca Slayton, “From a ‘Dead Albatross’ to Lincoln Labs: Applied Research and the Making of a Normal Cold War University,” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 42.4 (2012): 255–282.
May 21 Wednesday: MIT
*Readings for student presentation: Sebastian Pfotenhauer, Sheila Jasanoff, “Panacea or Diagnosis? Imaginaries of Innovation and the ‘MIT Model’ in three Political Cultures,” Social Studies of Science 47.6 (December 2017): 783–810.

Week 15: Science, Entrepreneurship, and Regulations
May 26 Monday: Watching a documentary film, “Merchants of Doubt” (2014)
May 28 Wednesday: Wrapping-up

Week 16: No class (Final)

-There will be no midterm and final exams
-The course activities will be roughly divided into two parts: (1) required readings, weekly response papers, and in-class discussions, and (2) additional readings and student presentations. On Mondays, with a few exceptions (see the detailed schedule), all students will read the required weekly readings, write and submit a one-page response paper beforehand, and engage in in-class discussions on the topic based on their reading and response paper. On Wednesdays, one or more students will review additional readings related to the weekly theme, prepare a presentation, and lead a Q&A session.
-Attendance (10 points): If you inform the instructor in advance of any circumstances that make it difficult for you to attend class, there will be no deduction for the absence. Only unexcused absences result in a 1-point deduction per occurrence. However, if you have a total of 8 or more absences (including notified absences), you may receive an “F” according to university regulations, regardless of your attendance score.
-Weekly Response Papers (40 points): Students will complete a total of 10 one-page response papers throughout the semester, each worth 4 points. Papers are due at 12:01 am on the specified dates (see the “Schedule of Classes, Readings, and Assignments” section).
-Individual or Group Presentation (30 points): Each student will volunteer to review the additional readings and give a 30-min presentation once during the semester. Depending on the class size, presentations may be individual or group-based.
-In-Class Discussion (20 points): Students are expected to participate actively in in-class discussions and Q&A sessions.

-English or Korean proficiency will not affect your academic performance or grades. Please remember that language is ultimately just a tool to facilitate and express our intellectualism and ideas. 같이 열심히 한 학기 공부해 봐요! :)