819.021 (22W) Science at the Global Cold War Periphery

Wintersemester 2022/23

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05.10.2022 12:30 - 15:30 C.0.03 On Campus
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Lehrende/r
LV Nummer Südostverbund GSO01005UL, GSO02006UL
LV-Titel englisch Science at the Global Cold War Periphery
LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
LV-Modell Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Semesterstunde/n 2.0
ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 4.0
Anmeldungen 2
Organisationseinheit
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
mögliche Sprache/n der Leistungserbringung Deutsch , Englisch
LV-Beginn 05.10.2022
eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs

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LV-Beschreibung

Intendierte Lernergebnisse

The course

  • raises students’ awareness of the situation in most of the world’s regions and countries—that of economic and technological dependency
  • helps students think about the Cold War beyond the East-West dichotomy and form a larger picture based on various pertinent case studies (from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America) of “transsystemic” and transnational cooperation 
  • looks into dominant patterns of transfer of knowledge and technology: 1) from developed to developing countries, and 2) between developing countries themselves
  • encourages students to think about the differences and similarities across the 1989 Wende
  • introduces students to the notion of historical geography of science
  • examines the universal vs. regional/national aspects of the 20th-century science
  • addresses the relationship between science, technology, and medicine, on the one, and economy, diplomacy, and state-building (and nationalism) on the other hand
  • positions science, technology, and medicine in contemporary developmental policies, and examines how they were articulated and perceived in developed and developing countries
  • discusses the agency of sovereign states, NGOs, international organizations, and private enterprises

Lehrmethodik

Each class consists of a short introduction by the instructor, student presentations, and an in-depth conversation about the texts precirculated for each class/topic, in which all students are expected to participate.

Inhalt/e

Science, in a broad sense, gained a new importance during and after the Second World War, as it became increasingly obvious that no country could hope to prosper without massive investments in science and technology. Science and technology became crucial in maintaining military might of the two superpowers, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and their allies, but it was also utilized to improve the standard of living of their population.

Yet most of worlds' countries and population occupied a "peripheral" position in the political, economic, and scientific-technological sense. For newly independent and decolonized countries of the "Third World," the intertwined notions of science, technology, and medicine (STM) became crucial tools in their attempt to overcome the legacy of colonial dependency and underdevelopment; to achieve domestic sustainability and prosperity; and to assert themselves as relevant actors in a global arena, trying to create a more equitable world. But the question of the quickest and most effective way to achieve these aims remained elusive and different countries opted for different approaches that will be discussed in the course.

The course will address 1) conceptual issues such as the relationship between STM and economy and the notion of "development" or the notions of "international" and "global" scientific cooperation, and 2) representative examples of scientific-technological-medical cooperation among various African, Asian, European, and Latin American countries.

Erwartete Vorkenntnisse

Minimal knowledge of the 20th-century history is desirable; reading journalistic and academic writing in English required.  

Literatur

(The list is not finalized; only smaller segments of works will be discussed in class; the literature will be made available via Moodle.)

Birn, Anne-Emanuelle, and Raúl Necochea López, eds. Peripheral Nerve: Health and Medicine in Cold War Latin America. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2020.

Bonneuil, Christophe. “Development as Experiment:Science and State Building in Late Colonial and Postcolonial Africa, 1930–1970.”Osiris 15 (2000): 258–281

Chorev, Nitsan. The World Health Organization between North and South. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2012.

Decker, Corrie, and Elisabeth McMahon. The Idea of Development in Africa: A History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Hecht, Gabrielle, ed. Entangled Geographies: Empire and Technopolitics in the Global Cold War. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2011.

Kirk, John M., and H. Michael Erisman, eds. Cuban Medical Internationalism: Origins, Evolution, and Goals. New York: PalgraveMacmillan, 2009.

Krige, John, ed. How Knowledge Moves: Writing the Transnational History of Science and Technology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Mavhunga, Clapperton Chakanetsa, ed. What Do Science, Technology, and Innovation Mean from Africa? Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2017.

Oreskes, Naomi, and John Krige, eds. Science and Technology in the Global Cold War. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2014.

Packard, Randall M. A History of Global Health: Interventions Into the Lives of Other Peoples. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

Prüfungsinformationen

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Prüfungsmethode/n

The final grade is calculated on the basis of:

  • 2 papers (2000–2500 words each), either research or a response paper, 50%
  • class presentation, 30%
  • participation in discussion, 20%

Students are encouraged to write papers in English but, following the consultation with the instructor, can also submit them in German.

Beurteilungsschema

Note Benotungsschema

Position im Curriculum

  • Master-Lehramtsstudium Master Unterrichtsfach Geschichte, Sozialkunde und Politische Bildung (SKZ: 511, Version: 19W.2)
    • Fach: Mastermodul Fach (Pflichtfach)
      • GSO.001 Seminar aus Alter Geschichte ODER Mittelalter ODER Neuzeit ODER Zeitgeschichte ( 2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Master-Lehramtsstudium Master Unterrichtsfach Geschichte, Sozialkunde und Politische Bildung (SKZ: 511, Version: 19W.2)
    • Fach: Mastermodul Fach (Pflichtfach)
      • GSO.002 Seminar aus Epochen- ODER Längsschnittfach ( 2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Besonderer Studienbereich Besonderer Studienbereich Friedensstudien (SKZ: 900, Version: 05S)
    • Fach: Erweiterungsbereich (Freifach)
      • Weitere anrechnungsfähige LVs aus anderen Studienplänen ( 0.0h / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Geographie und Regionalforschung: Geographische Systemwissenschaften (SKZ: 855, Version: 13W.1)
    • Fach: MW7 Environmental Change (Wahlfach)
      • Environmental Change ( 0.0h PS, SE, VO / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Geographie und Regionalforschung: Regionale Transformationen (SKZ: 855, Version: 22W.1)
    • Fach: Governance, Innovation and Sustainability (Wahlfach)
      • 10.3 Übung: Governance, Innovation, Nachhaltigkeit ( 0.0h UE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Wissenschaft, Technik & Gesellschaft (SKZ: 906, Version: 19W.1)
    • Fach: Freie Wahlfächer (Freifach)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 819.021 Science at the Global Cold War Periphery (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen

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