S1 Ep 1 - Donna Haraway on 'Storytelling in Science'
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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The Role of Storytelling in Science
Narrow understandings of science obscure the ways in which researchers and their perspectives are entangled with the knowledge they produce. In 1988, Donna coined the term situated knowledge to refer to the understanding that all knowledge comes from particular positions in the world. It is important to recognise our situatedness because only then can we become truly accountable for what we learn to see. For her way this means noticing if you have cited nothing but privileged white people or men as well as non-human beings. This might mean reflecting more critically on dominant narratives as well as being more open to imaginative exploration of alternatives.
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