STSC379 - ANIMALS IN SCI MED TECH

What we call human society is composed of both non-human and human animals. Rats, mosquitoes, horses, dogs, sparrows, camels and whales have been historical actors, integral to questions about change over time. Using a historical approach, this course will examine animal science and research, veterinary medicine,and animal energy and technology in the context of changing ideas about human-animal relations, animal welfare, animal rights and animal studies. We will explore borad change over time in human-animal relations, and focus specifically on the period since the mid-19th century, looking at specific species and drawing from materials in the arts, literature, history, science and social science.