Roger Turner

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Sample Syllabi

The Creation of the Scientific Worldview

A one semester lecture-based survey of the history of science from "Plato to NATO".

How to Think about Science and Technology

A writing-intensive freshman seminar introducing the foundational questions of Science and Technology Studies.

A Cultural History of Weather in the United States

Seminar for advanced undergrads exploring how Americans have understood and adapted to the weather from colonial times to the present. Readings from environmental history and history of science and technology, supplemented by novels and films.

STS Perspectives on Weather Knowledge

A graduate reading course exploring the profusion of recent scholarship on meteorology and climate studies. Covers literature from the history of science, sociology, cultural studies, and geography.

 

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