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Research from University of the West Indies yields new data on life sciences
March 8th, 2008
"Tukontology' is an approach to studying the process of creolisation (termed 'hybridity' or 'partnerships' by other scholars) that is grounded in the findings of Science Studies generally and Actor-Network- Theory in particular. A musical metaphor, based on the Barbadian triune Tuk Band orchestra, is used to help elaborate how encounters between groups can be studied symmetrically without resorting to the knowledge of any hegemonic group as a privileged resource for explaining other groups," scientists in Bridgetown, Barbados report. "In the tukontological orchestra, the Penny Whistle represents creativity; the Kettle Drum serves as ways of knowing; and the Boom Drum...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-08)
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