HIST 273
Going Nuclear: American Culture in the Atomic Age
Fall 2024
Division II
Cross-listed
STS 224 / SOC 224
Class Details
This course will examine the historical development and use of the nuclear bomb. Among other features of the early atomic age, the course will look at the Manhattan Project, the delivery of the bombs for combat, the destructive effects of the bomb’s initial use in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the ongoing testing of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands after WWII. The class will investigate the role of the nuclear arms race in the Cold War, the consequences of nuclear production on specific communities, and the implications of the atomic age on our critical understanding of technological innovation more generally. We will also consider the saliency of competing narratives interpreting America’s decision (and continuing policies) to build, use, and stockpile nuclear weapons. Employing both sociological and historical perspectives, we will explore the interactions between science, politics, and culture in the nuclear age.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 20
Expected: 20
Class#: 1301
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 20
Expected: 20
Class#: 1301
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
a midterm, a final exam, and a 10- to 12-page research paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
Preference given to sociology and history majors.
Distributions:
Divison II
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
HIST 273 Division II STS 224 Division II SOC 224 Division II
HIST 273 Division II STS 224 Division II SOC 224 Division II
Attributes:
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
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HIST 273 - 01 (F) LEC Going Nuclear
HIST 273 - 01 (F) LEC Going NuclearDivision IITR 11:20 am - 12:35 pm
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