STS 4031

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STS 4031
From Mug Shots to Biometrics: Global Technologies of Identification

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

The course is designed to introduce students to the historical background of a set of debates and problems pertaining to the role technologies of identification have played in shaping our understanding of citizenship, exclusion, personal liberties, and democracy. Since these are current topics that we read about in the media every day, the course offers the necessary analytical skills to frame them in a larger context from an inter-disciplinary perspective. Readings, discussions, and assignments seek to encourage students to enrich their personal analysis by combining their own experience with identification and identity documents, specific cases from different contexts and critical reflection.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4031

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16383 STS 4031   SEM 101

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