Course Description
The cultural and scientific history of dinosaurs as simultaneously an object of scientific knowledge and of popular culture. Attention will be paid to early dinosaur discoveries and interpretations, the competitive exploration for dinosaurs in the US West and other exotic places, the origin and international spread of dinomania, dinosaurs as cultural icons, and the ways that dinosaurs have been represented in the media and in public museums. This course will include critical discussion of how natural science is done, how ideas about dinosaurs are culturally embedded, and how and why those ideas change over time.
GEP
Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP Course
Fall 2025
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
August 18, 2025
Classes End:
December 2, 2025
Location:
00113 Ricks Hall
Class Days:
M W
Class Start Time:
3:00pm
Class End Time:
4:15pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
None