{"id":26064,"date":"2024-05-07T05:24:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T05:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/?page_id=26064"},"modified":"2024-05-07T05:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T05:24:52","slug":"science-technology-the-utopian-imagination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/autumn-dcx\/science-technology-the-utopian-imagination","title":{"rendered":"Science, Technology, &amp; the Utopian Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/utopianimagination.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26066\" style=\"width:962px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/utopianimagination.png 761w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/utopianimagination-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/utopianimagination-600x133.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 15%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">a Discovery Core Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B CORE 104 (Arts &amp; Humanities)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AH-with-purple.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25068 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About This Course <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last hundred years, science fiction has played an important role in shaping how society imagines and relates to science and technology. This course explores the role of science fiction in both creating and critiquing our technological society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Will Students Study?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In class we will use three novels from three different time periods to explore a variety of social issues including race, poverty, power, privacy, freedom, and gender. Students will be introduced to methods and approaches from the academic discipline of Science and Technology Studies and will be required to write a series of their own short fiction stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Adam Romero (he\/him\/his)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/IAS-Faculty-Adam-Romero-Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26065 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/IAS-Faculty-Adam-Romero-Square.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/IAS-Faculty-Adam-Romero-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/05\/IAS-Faculty-Adam-Romero-Square-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A., Biology and Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S., Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of Oxford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master Gardener Certificate, University of California, Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ph.D., Geography, University of California, Berkeley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:adrom@uw.edu\">adrom@uw.edu<\/a><br>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adammromero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adammromero.com<\/a><br>Mailing Box: 358530, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011-8246<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><p>I believe that teaching is an integral part of scholarship and that our work in the classroom is never complete. 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