Art History and Visual Cultures|History|History of Art|History of Science and Medicine|Museum Studies|Philosophy|Philosophy of Science

REPRESENTATION|HISTORY OF ART|PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE|SCIENCE|ART|PHILOSOPHY

This module explores the interactions between science and art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Its philosophical focus is the notion of “representation,” conceived as a crucial link between scientific and artistic visual practices. Integrating the history and philosophy of scientific and artistic representations, the module will address a broad range of issues. These will include questions on the nature and role of visual representations in scientific and artistic practice, what counts as “objective” and “accurate” representation, when and how images count as “evidence”, and whether the relations between science and modernism contribute to overturn the common sense view that “art invents, science discovers”.

Science plays key roles in solutions to problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work, and increasingly it faces stiff...

Science plays key roles in solutions to problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work, and increasingly it faces stiff competition for influence. This module focuses on science when it is put to use in solutions. We concentrate on engagement between scientists and others within communities of interest coming together to solve problems. Think climate change, pandemics, earthquake prediction, or collapse of biodiversity as problems of global concern; or, air quality, water supply, nutrition, or pest control as problems of local concern. In this module, we explore the forces that can constrain and enhance science in these engagements. We investigate ways scientists can improve their effectiveness when engaging. We’ll ask if better engagement can circle around to improve science itself.

HPSC0019 is available only to Year 2 students in Human Sciences BSc.

Cultural Studies|Information|Media and Publishing|Media Studies|Sociology of Science and Technology|Visual Cultures