A feminist analysis of the gendered concepts and practices of science, showing how science and technology impact women’s bodies, lives and work

Feminists and Science, volume 2, critiques the relationship between science, gender and patriarchies in the Indian context from a multi-disciplinary perspective. This volume addresses the complexity of local knowledge and the politics of knowledge-making, interrogates how creativity and the practices of science are gendered, explores the methodologies of doing science differently and moves towards a more inclusive pedagogy. It draws upon the experience of how science and technology has impacted Indian women, going beyond the problems of women scientists in institutions, and offers a pioneering contribution to both science and women’s studies.

Introduction Sumi Krishna Understanding Gender and Science in India: Institutions and Beyond Gita Chadha Tracking a Consciousness: Questions, Dilemmas and Conundrums of Science Criticism in India Kanchana Mahadevan Contextual Empiricism and Local Community: Postcolonial Reflections on Longino Meena Gopal Traditional Knowledge and Feminist Dilemmas: Experience of the Midwives of the Barber Caste in South Tamil Nadu Meghana Kelkar Journeying through an ‘Alien Terrain’: Feminist Research Methodology and Local Knowledge on Soil Management Gita Chadha, Sumi Krishna and Unnati Tripathi 'Blue Flower Mentoring’: Interview with ViditaVaidya Kamala Ganesh The Healing Touch: Dr V.Shanta’s Journeys in Cancer Treatment and Care Chayanika Shah Body, Reproduction and Technology: Local Subversions and Global Regressions Asha Achuthan Feminism and Science: Present-Day Notes for a Feminist Standpoint Epistemology Madhumita Mazumdar Science and the Making of a New nationalist Masculinity in Colonial Bengal Gita Chadha Fingerprints and Erasures: Mapping the Creative Process in Science Gita Chadha and Unnati Tripathi Science in Architecture and Architecture in Science: A Conversation with Neera Adarkar Ipshita Chanda Gender and Science: The Fiction of Lila Majumdar Anitha Kurup Gender, Science and Technology Education in India Sugra Chunawala and Chitra Natrajan An Inclusive Science and technology Education Curriculum at School Level