feminist science studies Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com FEMINIST SCIENCE STUDIES a new generation Edited by Maralee Mayberry Banu Subramaniam Lisa H. Weasel LONDON AND NEW YORK Published in 2001 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2001 by Taylor & Francis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mayberry, Maralee. Feminist science studies : a new generation I Maralee Mayberry, Banu Subramaniam, Lisa H. Weasel. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-92695-5 ISBN 0-415-92696-3 (paper) 1. Science-Social aspects. 2. Feminism. 3. Women in science. I. Subramaniam, Banu, 1966- II. Weasel, Lisa, 1966- III. Title. Ql75.5 .M385 2001 500' .82-dc21 00-062726 Publisher's Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original may be apparent. ISBN 13: 978-0-415-92696-6 (pbk) Contents Adventures Across Natures and Cultures An Introduction Marall'l' Maybl'rry, Banu Subramaniam, Lisa H. Wl'asl'l (UN)DISCIPLINED IDENTITIES FORGING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS BORDERS Sl'ction Introduction Proud to be an Oxymoron! 14 From Schizophrenic to (Un)Disciplined Practice Angl'la B. Ginorio What Do You Do Over There, Anyway? 22 Tales ofa n Academic Dual Citizen Caitilyn Alll'n Resident Alien 30 A Scientist in WOmens Studies Ingrid Bartsch From Biologist to Sociologist 35 Blurred Boundaries and Shared Practices Jan Clarkl' v vi Contl'nts Through the Lens of an Insider-Outsider 42 Gender, Race, and (Self-)Representation in Science Carolinl' Joan ("Kay") S. Picart Oases in a Desert 48 Why a Hydrologist Meanders between Science and WOmen$ Studies Martha P. L Whitakl'r And the Mirror Cracked! 55 Reflections ofN atures and Cultures Banu Subramaniam Technoscientific Literacy as Civic Engagement 63 Realizing How Being at Liberty Comes to Matter Michal'! J. Rowl'r ALTERED STATES TRANSFORMING 0 I SCI PLI NES FROM WITHIN SPction Introduction Over the Edge 72 Developing Feminist Frameworks in the Sciences and WOmens Studies Mary WyPr More than Metaphor 81 Donna Haraway, with Thyrza Nichols Goodl'Vl' Toward a Feeling for the Organism 87 Elizabl'th HPnry When the Mirror Looks Back 92 Nature in the Scholarship oft he Humanities Michal'! Witmorl' Contesting Territories 97 Female-Female Aggression and the Song Sparrow Michl'lll' ElPkonich ContPnts vii Sexy Science 106 Whats Love Got to Do with It? C. PhoPbE.' Lostroh Unequal Partners 115 Rethinking Gender Roles in Animal Behavior J. Kasi Jackson Toward a History of Us All 120 WOmen Physicians and Historians ofM edicine MontsPrrat CabrP Just Beneath the Surface 125 Rereading Geology, &scripting the Knowledge/Power Nexus JaimE' Phillips and KatE.' HausbPck STORIES FROM THE FIELD IMPLEMENTING FEMINIST SCIENCE STUDIES IN THE ACADEMY SPction Introduction Feminist Leadership in the Academy 138 Innovations in Science Education LPsliP S. JanE's and Kathryn ScantlPbury Reproductive and Resistant Pedagogies 145 The Comparative Roles ofC ollaborative Learning and Feminist Pedagogy in Science Education MaralPE.' MaybPrry Difficult Crossings 157 Stories from Building Two- Streets PamPla BakPr, BonniE' Shulman, and ElizabPth H. Tobin The Forgotten Few 173 Developing Curricula on WOmen in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Lisa H. WPasE.'l, MPlissa Honrado, and DPbbiP P. Bautista viii Contl.'nts "What about Biology?" 183 Building Sciences into Introductory Womens Studies Curricula Rl.'bl.'cca M. Hl.'rzig Life, Sex, and Cells 193 Sharon Kinsman Working at the Limen 204 Repositioning Authority in Science and Art CarolinE.' Joan ("Kay") S. Picart From Teaching to Learning 216 A Course on Women, Gender, and Science Haydl.'l.' Salmun Scientific Literacy -.Agential Literacy= (Learning Doing) 226 + Science Responsibly Karl.'n Barad DESTINATION REINTEGRATING SCIENCE, COMMUNITY, AND ACTIVISM Section Introduction Fertile Futures 248 Grounding Feminist Science Studies Across Communities Swatija Manorama and J. ElainE.' Waltl.'rs "Your Silence Will Not Protect You" 258 Feminist Science Studies, Breast Cancer, and Activism BonniE.' Spanil.'r Taking Science to the Household 275 Scientific Motherhood in Womens Lives Jacqul.'lyn S. Litt After Absolute Neutrality 291 Expanding "Science" Sandra Harding What Do You Do over There, Anyway? ix Laboratorie-s Without Walls 305 The Science Shop as a Model for Feminist Community Science in Action Lisa H. WPasPl Fe-minist Scieonceo Studie-s, Obje-ctivity, 321 and the- Politics of Vision ValPriP KulPtz Note-s on Contributors 339 Acknowle-dgme-nts 342 Inde-x 343