Aleksandra Knežević MA
March 01, until August 27, 2024
Affiliation: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Research for a study about:
A Framework for the Feminist Anthropology of Science
During my stay at the IVC, I will seek to establish a theoretical framework for the feminist anthropology of science. The research question I will explore is: what does it mean to do anthropology of science as a feminist? The core thesis I will defend goes as follows: feminist anthropology of science investigates contemporary science in practice to uncover gender bias in local scientific cultures or to illuminate whether the knowledge produced by the sciences it investigates is useful for feminist aims. To support my claim, my research strategy consists of finding ways to integrate feminist philosophy of science (FPoS) and critical anthropology of science (CAoS). In doing so, I will be investigating the following questions:
• In what ways is feminist anthropology of science an instance of critical (anthropology of) science?
• Why are the methods of feminist anthropology of science suitable for uncovering gender bias in local scientific cultures and for evaluating whether the knowledge produced by the sciences it investigates meets feminist ends?
• Should feminist anthropology of science provide normative claims with the potential to transform and emancipate scientific practices, norms, and knowledges it investigates?
Lecture
A framework for the feminist anthropology of science
Philosophy of Science Colloquium
The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows.
Date: 20/06/2024
Time: 16h45
Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F
Abstract:
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