May 11, 2025  
Rensselaer Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2021-2022 [Archived Catalog]

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STSO 4560 - Gender, Science, and Technology


In this course, students will engage with a variety of perspectives in science and technology studies, feminist theory, queer and transgender theory, cultural studies, science fiction, and other fields that explore how science and technology reciprocally contribute to and are shaped by cultural norms around gender. Students reflect on their own experiences with gender expectations and formulate their own questions and develop a research project over the course of the semester.

 

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: STSO 2100, STSO 2300, STSO 2510, STSO 2520, STSO 2500, STSO 2210, or permission of instructor

When Offered: Fall term, odd-numbered years



Credit Hours: 4



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