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Role of Science in Society

Course title: The Role of Science Society;
CRN numbers: ENGL: 20027, 20028; OEAS: 17648, 17649
Credits: 3
Course type: Distance learning/on campus
Instructors: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag, Michelle Heart
Listing Departments: ENGL 795/895, OEAS 795/895 Advanced/Special Topics
Term: Fall 2015; Fridays 11:00 - 2:00; Gornto Room 205
Contact Information: hpplag at odu.edu; mheart at odu.edu


Note that the dates of the classes are not updated and will be changed to fit the Fall schedule.


Week Date Topic Literature and Notes
101/16/2015 Intro to class, syllabus, homework (reading & discussion board), assignments; Burkian analysis See Reading List
201/23/2015 Ethics: science ethics, environmental ethics See Reading List
301/30/2015 Rhetoric & Logical Fallacies discussion See Reading List
402/06/2015 Foundations/roots of environmental literature See Reading List
502/13/2015 Methods of science, modern philosophy and paradigm shifts See Reading List
602/20/2015 Framing of science within the public realm; science/environmental journalism, editorial/blog See Reading List
702/27/2015 Failed Warnings or the Failure to Warn? See Reading List
803/06/2015 Science and Policy and Decision Making See Reading List
903/13/2015 Science and collapse in poetry, plays See Reading List
1003/20/2015 Visual rhetoric; the power of metaphor See Reading List
1103/27/2015 Cli fi: books and films See Reading List
1211/14/2014 Risk, the fate of future generations, decisions in society See Reading List
1311/21/2014 Where to go from here: ways to reflect and engage See Reading List
1411/28/2014 THANKSGIVING, NO CLASS  
1512/01/2014 Student Workshop