I'll be speaking on Tuesday at what looks to be a great event hosted by George Mason University's cultural studies Ph.D. program. Here's the roster of talks (for more details see here):
Who Owns Knowledge? A Symposium on Science and Technology in the Global Circuit 9:00-10:20 AM: States of Knowledge: Science in Political and Institutional Contexts CHAIR: Daniele Struppa (Mathematics, GMU) Hugh Gusterson (Associate Professor of Anthropology, MIT): "Do Nuclear Weapons Scientists Matter Anymore? Military Science After the Cold War." Itty Abraham (Research Fellow, East-West Center; SSRC): "Strange Bedfellows: Postcolonial Critics, Hindu Nationalists, and Questions of Science. " Stanley Aronowitz (Professor of Sociology, CUNY): "Changing Conditions of Scientific Labor." 10:30-11:50 AM: BUT IS IT SCIENCE YET? FAKERY, TRICKERY, AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CHAIR: Jonathan Marks (Anthropology, UNC-Charlotte) Mario Biagioli (Professor of the History of Science, Harvard): "Who Steals Knowledge? Plagiarism in Science." TroyDuster (Professor of Sociology, NYU): "Biomarkers and Biomarketing: The Molecular Reinscription of Race for Profit." Chris Mooney (Washington Correspondent, Seed magazine; Senior Correspondent, The American Prospect): "The Republican War on Science: Intelligent Design, Stem Cell Research, and Global Climate Change." 11:50 AM-1 PM: LUNCH BREAK 1:00-:2:20 PM: Who Owns "Life?" Biological Property, Pharmaceutical Patents, and Industrial Agriculture CHAIR: Denise Albanese (English, GMU) Daniel Kevles (Professor of History, Yale): "Patents and Patrimony: Intellectual Property Rights in the Human Genome." Cori Hayden (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Berkeley): "Pharmaceutical Publics: Rethinking Research, Development, and (Re)Distribution." Susan Merrill Squier (Professor of Women's Studies and English, Penn State): "Poultry Science, Chicken Culture: Globalizing Industrial Agriculture." 2:30-4:50 PM: Brave New World: The New Frontiers of Science, Technology, and Democracy CHAIR: Roger Lancaster (Cultural Studies, GMU) Rayna Rapp (Professor of Anthropology, NYU): "Standing on the Biological Horizon: Genetic Citizenship, Health Activism, and Pharmaceutical Economies." Jeremy Crampton (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State): "The Biopolitics of Geosurveillance and Security." Langdon Winner (Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute): "The Right to Shape Technology: An Unfinished Project for Democracy." 5:00-6:15 PM: RECEPTION
Like I said, looks like a great event, and hopefully will provide some new perspectives on the new "science wars"....
