| COURSE # = P9740 CALL # = 83539, ROOM # = 722 W. 168th St., 11th Fl. Conf. Rm., |
| COURSE TITLE = History and Policy: The Uses of History, INSTRUCTOR = Fairchild, Amy, |
| TERM = Term PERMISSION = P, DATE = M, TIME = 9:00-11:00, POINTS = 3 |
| OTHER INFORMATION = The course is organized into two units. In the first, we will cover the historical literature that can give us insight into the rise of surveillance and, critically, the rise of the State, which enables public health to take both ameliorative action but also to impose not only on privacy but autonomy and liberty. We will examine selected debates over surveillance with an eye to identifying the moral impulses or anxieties, either implicit or explicit, that informed the efforts of public health officials as they first undertook surveillance activities, who was brought to the fray, and the different arguments for and against surveillance that were advanced. The second unit of the course will evolve around contemporary case students at the intersection of surveillance and privacy. Here we will seek build on the historical foundation we have built by analyzing and addressing those policy challenges. This second unit will require students to supplement basic readings with research necessary to write thorough policy memos. Guidelines for memo writing and sample memos are available via Courseworks. |
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