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Publication Date: 2018-Sep
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Theorizing Feminist Tinkering with Science Methodologies
Giordano, Sara
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, v18 n3 p222-231 Sep 2018
In this paper, I combine feminist, decolonial scholar María Lugones' theory on playfulness and world-traveling with feminist science studies scholar Deboleena Roy's work along with some other core feminist science studies concepts to define feminist tinkering as an explicitly politically motivated "playing" with the epistemic power of science. I lay out three concepts integral to feminist tinkering--playfulness, hands-on engagement, and iterative experimentation. I contrast these definitions with those driving a mainstream embrace of tinkering, to caution against assuming that tinkering itself automatically creates a better, more just science practice. By tinkering with ideas from feminist science studies, decolonial studies, and popular activism together, I suggest tinkering as a feminist methodology towards rethinking concepts of the knower, objects of study, and their relationship. This approach to tinkering can be employed in formal and informal STEM education settings as a way of doing research differently.
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