Abstract
This article offers suggestions for what a labor history of science might look like and what it might accomplish. It does so by first reviewing how historians of science have analyzed the history of both “science as labor” and “science and labor” since the 1930s. It then moves on to discuss recent historiographical developments in both the history of science and labor history that together provide an analytical frame for further research. The article ends by projecting into the future, considering how a labor history of science might help us grapple with connecting our understanding of the past with the challenges of today and tomorrow.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 448-474 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | History of science |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Historiography
- History of science
- Labor history
- Labor history of science
- Science as work