This book brings critical voices to bear upon the relationship between science, gender and patriarchies, critique science and reclaim it with equal passion. Feminist critiques of science have uncovered the ideological biases in scientific discourse and also begun reforming and reinventing disciplinary canons. Many such critiques have been developed in the West; the significance of the Indian contribution to this debate is that it offers a different perspective, drawing upon the experience of how science and technology has impacted the lives of Indian women, their work and their bodies. The contributors, from different disciplinary locations in the social sciences, the humanities and the natural sciences, raise a variety of issues in science criticism, presenting feminist positions in fields including health, pedagogy, livelihood and sexuality. The two volumes offer a pioneering and valuable contribution to science studies and women's studies in India.
Sumi Krishna, is a distinguished independent scholar, and former President of the Indian Association for Women's Studies.
Gita Chadha is a faculty member at the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai.
"Here is a welcome volume, indeed! The essays in this volume... will be a crucial entrant into the transnational feminist conversation about science and modernisation and their impacts." -- Helen E Longino, Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University
"This volume exposes brilliantly limitations in the very philosophical basis of science." -- Maithreyi Krishnaraj, Senior Honorary Fellow, RCWS, SNDT Womens University
"This book is a must-read for scientists and feminists around the world." -- Geraldine Forbes, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita, Department of History, State University of New York Oswego