Summary

The study reported here invesitgates the practice og science in a particular institution. It examines the actual positions, politics and epistemology og women scientsts within the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. With a focus on their narratives, issues are raided abouy science and scientists that challenge some feminist conceptions and critiques of science, as well as facilitating feminist attempts to rewrite the scripts for scientific activity.

Authors:Burns R.J. Publisher: The Feminist Press at The City University of New York Published in: 2000 Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature Program area: Human Impacts Research
Burns R.J. (2000) Women in Antarctic Science. Forging new meanings and practices, Women's Studies Quarterly 28(1&2). 165-179;

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