David Bell: Science, Technology and Culture (2006)
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This book introduces students to cultural studies of science and technology. It equips students with an understanding of science and technology as aspects of culture, and an appreciation of the importance of thinking about science and technology from a cultural studies perspective. Individual chapters focus on topics including popular representations of science and scientists, the place of science and technology in everyday life, and the contests over amateur, fringe and pseudo-science. Each chapter includes case studies ranging from the MMR vaccine to UFOs, and from nuclear war to microwave ovens.
Series Issues in cultural and media studies
Publisher McGraw-Hill International, 2006
ISBN 033521326X, 9780335213269
Length 159 pages
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