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The Promise of Feminist Reflexivities: Developing Donna Haraway's Project for Feminist Science Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Kirsten Campbell
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Abstract

This paper explores models of reflexive feminist science studies through the work of Donna Haraway. The paper argues that Haraway provides an important account of science studies that is both feminist and constructivist. However, her concepts of “situated knowledges” and “diffraction” need further development to be adequate models of feminist science studies. To develop this constructivist and feminist project requires a collective research program that engages with feminist reflexivity as a practice.

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Hypatia , Volume 19 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Feminist Science Studies , Winter 2004 , pp. 162 - 182
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Copyright © 2004 by Hypatia, Inc.

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