List of Boxes. List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I -- Language, Art and Science. 1. Paolozzi and Faraday: Science and Art. Part II Doing Science. 2. In the Laboratory. 3. Scientific Knowledge. 4. History. 5. Scientists and Scientific Communities. Part III Representing Science. 6. Popular Science Books. 7. Science Fiction. Part IV Living with Science. 8. Investigating Science in a Cultural Framework. References. Index.
Mark Erickson, is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton.
"A timely, accessible and engagingly written overview of the interdependence between a formala scientific practice and knowledge and wider social and cultural representations of science." Sociology "What is notable about this book is not only that it covers the ground that you would expect in an undergraduate text book with this title, but that it also makes a sustained argument." New Genetics and Society "Ericksona s examination of the ways in which science is represented within culture is compelling and his argument for the inclusion of analyses of science fiction within STS is both refreshing and convincing. His advice on how students might go about completing a small research project in the cultural studies of science will be particularly useful." BSA Network "Science and technology studies is a field that claims many disciplinary allegiances and areas of substantive concern. Mark Ericksona s Science, Culture, Culture and Society is the first textbook to provide an entry point into all of them. Whether youa re classically trained in history, philosophy or sociology, on the one hand, or someone with a background in science, technology or art, on the other hand, or even simply a fan of science fiction, you will be invited to see your field with fresh eyes from perspectives that are bound to increase in significance in the coming years." Steve Fuller, University of Warwick "This is fresh, vivid look at science as a process and a social system. Erickson has brilliantly redrawn the map of science studies to encompass art, philosophy, popular culture, science fiction and sociology. He is right on target when he identifies science as profoundly dispersed, unfolding across multiple domains, and engaging not only with the laboratory but also with the mass media, trash fiction, high theoretical philosophy and Congressional hearings. Vonnegut, Paolozzi, William Gibson, the Terminator, and Richard Feyman join Fleck, Kuhn, Popper, Latour and other standard characters in science studies in this clear--eyed exploration of the state of the field. In the process Erickson illuminates the powerful networks of knowledge production that reflect twenty--first--century, in all its uncertainty and hopefulness. This accessible and engaging book should be required reading for every undergraduate, or for anyone who has to make their way through the forms of life that constitute science in culture." Susan Lindee, University of Pennsylvania "Erickson has a gift for explaining complex philosophical ideas in accessible terms without doing damage to them. This lively, readable book does a fine job of demystifying science while introducing the reader to key ideas in the important new field of science studies. In an era where our lives are increasingly dominated by science and technology, this is an indispensable introduction to an exciting set of ideas." Hugh Gusterson, MIT
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