HIST 112 - The History of Technology (US)

Examines the histories of technologies central to life in the last century. Investigating such technologies - office buildings, refrigerators, prisons, the internet, or drones - helps us better understand the politics, economics, and culture of the societies that adopt them. Their study allows us to explore major social processes like urbanization and the effects of major events like the war on terrorism, while thinking about how environment, race, class, gender, and sexuality shape modern life. People often talk about all the ways that technologies transform lives and communities-they sometimes claim that technology drives history. This course, in contrast, introduces students to the study of history and helps them discover the extent to which history actually drives technology. (US)

Credits: 1.0
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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