Asked what books lead to an "aha" moment, Mei Zhan offered these:
Donna Haraway, Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science
Bruno Latour, We Have Never Been Modern
George W. Stocking, Jr., Victorian Anthropology
Zhan, Mei. Interview by author. Personal interview. Irvine, CA, May 30, 2018.
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Anonymous, "What books made you say, "Aha," Mei?", contributed by Maggie Woodruff, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 8 August 2018, accessed 26 December 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/what-books-made-you-say-aha-mei
Critical Commentary
This artifact is part of a PECE essay on what books have inspired UCI Anthro Faculty throughout the years.
This PECE essay helps to answer the STS Across Borders analytic question: “What people, projects, and products exemplify how this STS formation has developed over time?”
This essay is part of a broader exhibit on UCI Anthro STS.