ENVI 261
Science and Militarism in the Modern World
Spring 2024
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
STS 261
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
In 1961, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the global dangers of what he called the “military-industrial complex.” In this course, we will interrogate the military-scientific complex, or the imbrication of militarism and scientific knowledge. Surveying conflicts from World War II through to the present-day War on Terror, this course will consider how empire, networks of expert knowledge, resource extraction, environmental contamination, and land degradation have shaped the modern world. Students will engage a range of textual materials including books, films, photographs, and news reports. Course requirements include weekly writing assignments and participation in small group discussions.
The Class:
Format: tutorial; This course adopts a tutorial model. Students will be divided into 5 groups of 2. Each week the groups will meet with me. Each pair will include one "presenter," who shares a 5-7 page paper responding to the week's theme, and one "respondent," who will offer a 2-3 page response to the presenter's paper. The roles of presenter and respondent will alternate each week. Each student will produce 5 papers as "presenter" and 5 papers as "respondent."
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3999
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3999
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
Each student will produce five (5-7 page) papers as "presenter" and five (2-3 page) papers as "respondent." Grades will be issued based on the portfolio of papers and active participation in discussions.
Prerequisites:
None
Enrollment Preferences:
ENVI and STS majors and concentrators
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 261 Division II STS 261 Division II
ENVI 261 Division II STS 261 Division II
WS Notes:
This is a writing intensive tutorial. Students will complete weekly written assignments and receive in-depth feedback to improve their writing. Over the course of the semester, students will write 10 papers ranging from 2-7 pages.
Attributes:
ENVI Humanities, Arts + Social Science Electives
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ENVI 261 - T1 (S) TUT Science and Militarism
ENVI 261 - T1 (S) TUT Science and MilitarismDivision II Writing SkillsTBA3999