HIST 264: Technology in Western Society
Gen Ed Credit: Historical & Philosophical Perspective; Western Comparative Culture
Instructor: Professor Rayvon Fouche
This course will examine the ways technology has developed over time, and how those changes have affected societies in different parts of the world. The primary emphasis will be places on understanding the evolving cultural contexts of technological change. Topics covered include the power, manufacturing, railroads, emergence of engineering professions, corporate R&D, household technology, technology of modern warfare, consumer electronics, and gaming. Some of the questions examined by this course include: What is technology? How do technologies develop? To what degree are technologies a product of the culture in which they develop? How are technologies propagated? How have people thought about technology in different places and periods?