Making an Issue out of a Standard: Storytelling Practices in a Scientific Community

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-43

  Millerand, Florence ^a   Ribes, David ^b   Baker, Karen S ^c   Bowker, Geoffrey C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention; issue; sensemaking; standards; stories; trouble

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872910848     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243912437221     Document Type: Article

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