EGMT 1540: Science and Politics

More often than not, science is intertwined with religion and politics. This course will provide students with an opportunity to study the entanglement of science, religion, and politics, and how they have driven national and international policies. Examples will include Galileo’s affair, Evolution, the Imperial Japanese Army's Unit 731, Nazi Germany's eugenics, the syphilis experiments in Guatemala, and the Manhattan project and nuclear weapons. Truth, reality, ethics and the anthropology of those involved will be examined in several exemplary cases. Books, movies, videos, memoirs, and case studies will be used as course materials. The class is open to scientists and non-scientists alike.
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Fall Quarter One: August 22 – October 11
Day | Time: 
TR 12:30pm-1:45pm
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Spring Quarter Three: January 17 – March 12
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TR 11:00am-12:15pm