This essay provides an overview of anthropology as a discipline and method, and argues that, while anthropology is often associated with an analysis of pre-scientific societies, it can be useful for exposing the 'myths' and 'rituals' of scientific communities.
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Adams, James, and Maggie Woodruff. 2018. “UCI Anthro STS.” In STS Across Borders Digital Exhibit, curated by Aalok Khandekar and Kim Fortun. Society for Social Studies of Science. August. ...Read more
This essay provides a brief overview of the 'anthropology of science', identifying key thinkers in the field and describing the methods through which anthropologists and sociologists study 'laboratory life'. It ends with a brief description of a Deakin University study of the Walter Eliza Hall...Read more