Challenging Situatedness: Gender, Culture and the Production of Knowledges - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9059720687 ISBN 13: 9789059720688

Publisher: Eburon Academic Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Challenging Situatedness contends that the production of knowledge is just that—a production, and one fraught with intrinsic and often unconscious biases. In fact, to assume that scientific research is inherently objective, neutral, and therefore genderless can, quite literally, be harmful to one's health. The contributors to this volume instead argue for a situated knowledge, a research model that acknowledges different cultural realities and actively articulates context-rich ways of knowing. Drawing on international research studies—from Cameroon, Ghana, India, and Sweden, among others—Challenging Situatedness is a vital exploration of feminist theory in practice.

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About the Author

Ericka Engelstad is professor of archaeology at the University of Tromso. Siri Gerrard is an associate professor in the Department of Planning and Community Studies at the University of Tromso."

About this edition

• Publisher: Eburon Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9059720687
• ISBN 13: 9789059720688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Engelstad Ericka, Gerrard Siri