Un/disciplining Knowledge: Technology, Science, and Society in Transformation 26-27 S1

Contemporary society and global governance are significantly shaped by modern projects of disciplining knowledge. The disciplining of knowledge shaped sciences and technologies. However, recent crises have led to significant transformations of the organisation of science, technology and epistemic practices and of the relations between science, politics and the economy.

Intersecting with this kind of un/disciplining of knowledge, the imaginary of knowledge as a monolithic object has been questioned increasingly. Concepts and institutional structures have been developed to practice other modes of knowing in transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary projects, and to focus more on scientific practices and experimental settings.

All of this results in analyzing knowledge in the plural – knowledges. This course traces the transformation of knowledge through hands-on problem-based learning approach. These problems are analyzed to introduce and discuss critical theories and issues of empirical knowledges, un/disciplining and their intersections with science, technology and society.

This course explores how scientific knowledge and technological systems are produced, stabilized, contested, and transformed within social contexts. Through object-based, problem-based learning (PBL), students will collaboratively investigate realworld cases where science, technology, and society intersect, and critically reflect on the processes of knowledge-making.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 6 ECTS

Mode of Delivery: live, synchronous online course, individual on site fieldwork (local) where necessary

Language of Instruction: Lectures and class discussions held in English; group presentations held in English; individual written examination work accepted in English or German with English translation

Course Dates: October – February; with lectures held October – December, and written online final examination due in February.

Schedule of the Lectures: The course runs bi-weekly, with synchronous 4.5 to 6 hour online lecture and workshop.

Timetable:

Bi-Weekly

Tuesdays 12.30 – 6.30 pm (tbc.)

Synchronous 4.5 to 6 hour online lecture and workshop

• EUNICE Bachelor or Master students (Staff and PhD students welcome): enrolled in one of the universities of EUNICE European University consortium (check its members here).
• No specific requirements.
• B2 level of English.

Study Level: Bachelor, Master

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