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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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HIST 514 001 (CRN: 25529)
GENDER, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Long Title: GENDER, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department: History
Instructor: Petrick, Elizabeth
Meeting: 2:00PM - 4:29PM M (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 24-NOV-2025 10:59PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: What is the relationship between gender, the production of knowledge, and the tools people create? Science and technology are sometimes believed to be objective and neutral, yet they are as embedded with biases and subjectivities as any human endeavor. In this course we will explore the relationship between gender, science, and technology across time and space, examining different kinds of science and technologies at within different historical contexts. Our goal is to understand how this relationship has been studied by historians, across different sub-fields, and what we might be able to conclude about it in terms of the effects gender has on science and technology, and vice versa.