Appropriating Technology: Vernacular Science and Social Power
Appropriating Technology: Vernacular Science and Social Power
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Book Description
From the vernacular engineering of Latino car design to environmental analysis among rural women to the production of indigenous herbal cures-groups outside the centers of scientific power persistently defy the notion that they are merely passive recipients of technological products and scientific knowledge. This is the first study of how such "outsiders" reinvent consumer products-often in ways that embody critique, resistance, or outright revolt.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
About the Author
Ron Eglash is assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Jennifer Croissant is associate professor at the University of California. Giovanna Di Chiro is assistant professor at Allegheny College. Rayvon Fouché is assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Appropriating Technology: Vernacular Science and Social Power,Ron Eglash,Jennifer L. Croissant,Giovanna Di Chiro,Rayvon Fouché,University of Minnesota Press,0816634270,Appropriate technology,General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Social aspects,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts,Impact of science & technology on society,Social & cultural anthropology
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