A World on the Move between Knowledge "Hotspots" and "Cold Deserts"
Actors of transnational science and the localization of knowledge
Wichtige Details
Datum / Dauer: Freitag, 16.11.2007
- Sprache
- Englisch/English
- Durchführung
- In Präsenz
- Veranstaltungsort
- Simón-Bolívar-Saal
In Kooperation mit:
Im Rahmen des Forums "Wege des Wissens" des Wissenschaftskolleges
The anthropologist Hebe Vessuri is head of the Department of Science Studies at the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) in Caracas, Venezuela. Her main area of interest are the social studies of science and technology. She works in several international committees on the development of science and education. In her conference Professor Vessuri will address the transnational circulation of knowledge, focusing on the translation and appropriation of knowledge and the key actors involved. She will discuss the ambivalent relations between "centres" and "peripheries" of knowledge production.