From subjugated knowledge to conjugated subjects: science and globalisation, or postcolonial studies of science?

Given the continuing popularity of actor-network theory and rising enthusiasm for synchronic theories of globalisation in science and technology studies, it seems timely to return to the advocacy of critical postcolonial analysis of contemporary science, technology and medicine. This essay contrasts...

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Published inPostcolonial studies Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 389 - 400
Main Author Anderson, Warwick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2009
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Academic profession
Actor-network theory
Colonialism
Constructivism
Decolonization
Feminism
Feminist Theory
Globalisation
Globalization
Harding, Sandra
Knowledge (Theory)
Materialism
Medicine
Scholarship
Science
Science and Technology
Technology
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Summary:Given the continuing popularity of actor-network theory and rising enthusiasm for synchronic theories of globalisation in science and technology studies, it seems timely to return to the advocacy of critical postcolonial analysis of contemporary science, technology and medicine. This essay contrasts explicit postcolonial critique with the reconciliatory, or at least unexamined, postcolonial 'vibe' of some recent studies of the travels and new dwellings of modern science.
Bibliography:Postcolonial Studies, v.12, no.4, Dec 2009: (389)-400
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ISSN:1368-8790
1466-1888
DOI:10.1080/13688790903350641