知識與社會實踐有什麼關係？這是最近社會系學生們關注的話題。本課程打破傳統「是否走出象牙塔？」與知識/社會實踐的二元對立，強調沒有經過社會生活與社會實踐的「測試」與粹鍊，理論上思辯經常落入書空咄咄與虛無主義。本課程試圖將同學帶入更靠近常民生活的世界，面對現實受苦的人們與社會運動組織者的想法，藉此減少知識份子與常民生活的隔閡。唯有更貼近常民生活與社會運動者的處境，才能在個人以及集體層次上抗衡主流意識形態的支配。進而，基進化我們所學的社會學內涵。本課程以三個主題為台灣社會問題案例：1.反核與核電科技；2. 美國無線電公司RCA與電子產業女工職業病問題；3. 動物福利與動物權。
本課程將盡可能請到與社會議題相關的NGO工作者，談談自己在行動過程中遇到什麼問題，如何面對國家與科技官僚以看似中立客觀的意識型態進行治理，而這種科學數字的治理卻可能有許多特定政治立場的介入，例如，核電數字迷思、RCA與台灣經濟奇蹟背後的問題。同時，本課程以科技與社會（STS）與社會運動為主要理論依據，以科學爭議、科學不確定性、技術物的政治性、流行病學的爭議等問題，切入台灣社會問題，並以社會運動者與RCA受害者等經驗為基礎，瞭解社會運動者如何介入這類爭議，翻轉跨國企業或國家、科技官僚的支配。
第一週，老師與同學會共同討論出一份可供同學使用的教材或資料。我們設定三個社會與環境科技主題：1.RCA科學爭議與RCA工人訴訟（七零年代美國跨國公司RCA留下大量的工廠污染導致工人生病）、2. 動物福利與素食主義。此議題也關係到全球暖化、素食主義、氣候變遷議題，而課程會從生態女性主義、環境運動、動物與人的關係等理論，連結到動物福利問題；3.核電問題。課程以小組/個人深度調查方式進行此三個議題的研究，分組進行調查並找資料之外，最後目標為，做出一份深度的調查報告（公民新聞記者）與Q&A/懶人包（或刊物），以累積學期的成果。

What is the relationship between knowledge and social practice? This is a topic of recent concern to sociology students. This course breaks the traditional binary opposition between "Are you stepping out of the ivory tower?" and knowledge/social practice, emphasizing that without the "test" and refinement of social life and social practice, theoretical thinking often falls into bookishness and nihilism. This course attempts to bring students into a world closer to ordinary people's lives, and to face the thoughts of people who are suffering in reality and social movement organizers, thereby reducing the gap between intellectuals and ordinary people's lives. Only by getting closer to the lives of ordinary people and the situation of social activists can we resist the dominance of mainstream ideologies at the individual and collective levels. Furthermore, the sociological connotation of what we have learned is basically evolved. This course uses three themes as cases of social issues in Taiwan: 1. Anti-nuclear and nuclear power technology; 2. RCA and occupational disease issues among female workers in the electronics industry; 3. Animal welfare and animal rights.
This course will try its best to invite NGO workers related to social issues to talk about the problems they encountered in the course of action, and how they faced the state and technocrats in governing with seemingly neutral and objective ideologies. However, this kind of scientific digital governance may have the involvement of many specific political positions, such as the myth of nuclear power numbers, the problems behind RCA and Taiwan's economic miracle. At the same time, this course is based on science, technology and society (STS) and social movements as its main theoretical basis. It cuts into Taiwanese social issues based on issues such as scientific disputes, scientific uncertainty, the politics of technological objects, and epidemiological controversies. Based on the experience of social activists and RCA victims, it will understand how social activists can intervene in such disputes and overturn the dominance of multinational corporations, countries, and technocrats.
In the first week, teachers and classmates will discuss together a teaching material or information that can be used by students. We set three social and environmental technology themes: 1. RCA scientific controversy and RCA worker litigation (the American multinational company RCA left a large amount of factory pollution in the 1970s, causing workers to become sick), 2. Animal welfare and vegetarianism. This issue is also related to global warming, vegetarianism, and climate change issues, and the course will link to animal welfare issues from theories such as ecofeminism, environmental movements, and the relationship between animals and humans; 3. Nuclear power issues. The course uses a group/individual in-depth investigation method to conduct research on these three topics. In addition to conducting investigations in groups and finding information, the final goal is to produce an in-depth investigative report (citizen journalist) and Q&A/lazy bag (or publication) to accumulate the results of the semester.

1. 大衛・艾傑頓著，李尚仁譯，2016，《老科技的全球史》（The Shock of the Old: Technolohy and global history since 1900）。左岸文化。
2. 《科技醫療與社會》期刊，2011，第十二期（RCA專題）。其中林宜平「死了幾位電子廠女工之後：有機溶劑的健康風險爭議」。
3. 工作傷害受害人協會, 原台灣美國無線公司員工關懷協會，《拒絕被遺忘的聲音：RCA工殤口述史》。行人出版社。
4. Klein, Naomi 著、林鶯譯，《天翻地覆：資本主義vs.氣候危機》。時報出版。
5. 王文基、王秀雲、郭文華，2012，《意外多重奏：STS如何重組真相》。行人。
6. 泰德・史密斯、大衛・桑那菲、大衛・佩洛著，2014，《挑戰晶片：全球電子業的勞動權與環境正義》。群學。
7. 何明修、李宗義、杜文苓、周桂田、林子倫、范玫芳、高淑芬、張國暉、蔡宏政著，2015、《臺灣風險十堂課：食安、科技、環境》－2015年度風險分析報告)。其中第五堂課「核四爭議」（何明修）與第七堂「石化空污管制困境與社區行動科學的啟發」（杜文苓）第十堂課「電磁輻射風險」（高淑芬）。

1. The Shock of the Old: Technolohy and global history since 1900, written by David Edgerton and translated by Li Shangren, 2016. Left Bank culture.
2. Journal of "Science, Technology, Medicine and Society", 2011, Issue 12 (RCA Special Topic). Among them, Lin Yiping "After the Death of Several Female Electronics Factory Workers: Controversy over the Health Risks of Organic Solvents."
3. Work Injury Victims Association, formerly Taiwan American Wireless Company Employee Care Association, "Refuse to be Forgotten Voices: An Oral History of RCA Work Tragedy". Pedestrian Press.
4. Klein, Naomi, translated by Lin Ying, "Upside Down: Capitalism vs. Climate Crisis". Published by The Times.
5. Wang Wenji, Wang Xiuyun, and Guo Wenhua, 2012, "Unexpected Duo: How STS Reorganizes the Truth." pedestrian.
6. Ted Smith, David Sanafee, and David Pellow, 2014, "Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry." Group study.
7. He Mingxiu, Li Zongyi, Du Wenling, Zhou Guitian, Lin Zilun, Fan Meifang, Gao Shufen, Zhang Guohui, Cai Hongzheng, 2015, "Ten Lessons on Risks in Taiwan: Food Safety, Technology, and Environment" - 2015 Annual Risk Analysis Report). Among them, the fifth class is "Nuclear Four Controversies" (He Mingxiu), the seventh class is "Petrochemical Air Pollution Control Dilemma and Inspiration from Community Action Science" (Du Wenling), and the tenth class is "Electromagnetic Radiation Risks" (Gao Shufen).