The University of Texas at Dallas
HST 3377 Contemporary American Intellectual History
Philosophy and/of Technology
Summer 1994

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

 

 Week I

Wed Jun 1
Introductory lecture Assignment: Read Mumford, Technics and Human Development
Question set I
 Week II

Mon Jun 6
Mumford lecture, discussion Assignment: Begin Fisher, Woman's Creation
 

 Wed Jun 8
Research paper workshop (Meet in McDermott library foyer)
Assignment: Finish Fisher
Question set II
 Week III

Mon Jun 13
Fisher lecture, discussion Assignment: Begin Ihde, Philosophy of Technology, An Introduction
 

 Wed Jun 14
Film: The Hunters; discussion
Research lab		 Assignment: Finish Ihde
Question set III
 Week IV

Mon Jun 20
Lecture: Perspectives in the philosophy of technology Assignment: Begin Winner, The Whale and the Reactor
 

Wed Jun 23
Ihde discussion Research paper proposal due
Assignment: Finish Winner
Question set IV
 Week V

Mon Jun 27
Winner Discussion
Research lab		 Begin Griffin, Woman and Nature
 

Wed Jun 29
Film: Fritz Lang's Metropolis; discussion Assignment: Finish Griffin
Question set V
 Week VI

Mon Jul 4
 Holiday; no class  
 

Wed Jul 6
Griffin discussion First draft of research paper due
Assignment: Read Vonnegut, Player Piano
Question set VI
 Week VII

Mon Jul 11
Vonnegut discussion  
 

Wed Jul 13
Film: Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times; discussion
Last day of class		  
 Week VIII

Mon Jul 18
Class presentations (Location to be arranged) Final draft of research paper due

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