Science and Other Ways of Knowing

This class introduces students to anthropological approaches for understanding science and related forms of knowledge production as forms of cultural practice. Does scientific knowledge production transcend social and cultural contexts, or is it always situated in a milieu? To what extent is science shaped by its broader social contexts and how should this lead us to understand the nature of objectivity? In answering these questions, the class will equip students to produce sensitive analyses of diverse forms of knowledge production and reflect on anthropological ways of knowing.