Cyborgs and Citadels
Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies
Edited by Gary Lee Downey and Joseph Dumit
School for Advanced Research Press
Some of the country's most influential thinkers use anthropological methods and theories to examine the practices and practitioners of contemporary science, technology, and medicine in the United States. The authors explore such questions as how science gains authority to direct truth practices, the boundaries between humans and machines, and how science, technology, and medicine contribute to the fashioning of selves.