# HISTSCI 1881. Essential Works in the Historical and Social Study of Science Semester: Spring | Year offered: 2027 | Link: [Course Website](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/180804) Monday - 3:00-5:45 PM with Professor Alex Csiszar This undergraduate seminar serves as an intensive introduction to historical and social studies of science and technology through classic and foundational works in these fields. Topics covered will include laboratory studies, sociology of knowledge, the history of trust and credibility, labor, quantification, gender, automation, and disinformation studies. Previous coursework in History of Science or related fields is helpful but is not required. The course is especially recommended for students from any concentration intending to write a senior thesis (or other research project) on topics related to science, technology and society. --- [### Alex Csiszar ](/people/alex-csiszar) Professor of the History of Science Director of Graduate Studies Areas of Research: Book History, Media Studies, Philosophy of Science, Science & Technology Studies Alex Csiszar studies the history of science in modern Europe. He publishes primarily on the history of communications media and information technology in... ![Alex Csiszar portrait](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Csiszar-AI.jpg?h=5dbcfc57&itok=Ol8LYS1w)