Science for the people : documents from America's movement of radical scientists / edited by Sigrid Schmalzer, Daniel S. Chard, and Alyssa Botelho.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmalzer, Sigrid, editor.

Chard, Daniel S., editor.

Botelho, Alyssa, editor.

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science for the People (Organization)--History.

Science for the People (Organization).

Science--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Science.

Science--Political aspects.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 236 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]

Summary:

For the first time, this book complies original documents from Science for the People, the most important radical science movement in U. S. history. Between 1969 and 1989, Science for the People mobilized American scientists, teaches, and students to practice a socially and economically just science, rather than one that served militarism and corporate profits. Through research, writing, protest, and organizing, members sought to demystify scientific knowledge and embolden "the people" to take science and technology into their own hands. The movement's numerous publications were crucial to the formation of science and technology studies, disputing mainstream understanding of science as "neutral" and instead showing it as inherently political. Its members, some at prominent universities, became models for politically engaged science and scholarship by using their knowledge to challenge, rather than uphold, the social, political, and economic status quo. Highlighting Science for the People's activism and intellectual interventions in a range of areas-including militarism, race, gender, medicine, agriculture, energy, and global affairs-this volume offers vital contributions to today's debates on science, justice, democracy, sustainability, and political power. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Science for the People, the 1970s and Today 1

Chapter 1 Science, Power and Ideology / Ben Allen Allen, Ben, Sigrid Schmalzer Schmalzer, Sigrid 13

Document 1.1 "Toward a Science for the People" (1972) / Bill Zimmerman Zimmerman, Bill, Len Radinsky Radinsky, Len, Mel Rothenberg Rothenberg, Mel, Bart Meyers Meyers, Bart 15

Document 1.2 "The Politics of Scientific Conceptualization" (1976) / Norman Diamond Diamond, Norman 23

Document 1.3 "The Limits to Science" (1984) / Steven Rose Rose, Steven 28

Document 1.4 "One Foot In, One Foot Out" (2014) / Richard Levins Levins, Richard 31

Chapter 2 Disrupting the "AAAS" / Colin Garvey Garvey, Colin, Daniel S. Chard Chard, Daniel S. 37

Document 2.1 "Should APS Discuss Public Issues? For the Schwartz Amendment" (1968) / Charles Schwartz Schwartz, Charles 40

Document 2.2 "A History of the AAA$" (1970) 43

Document 2.3 Chicago SESPA, "SESPA Tells It Like It Is: Opening Statement AAA$'70" (1971) 46

Document 2.4 AAA$ Action '70 Resolutions Committee, "Resolutions for the AAA$" (1970) 47

Document 2.5 "Second Annual Dr. Strangelove Award for Edward Teller" (1971) 49

Document 2.6 The Boston Travellers, "1970 Chicago AAAS Actions: Review and Critique" (1971) 50

Document 2.7 "Leaflet Handed Out at One AAAS Session" (1972) 55

Document 2.8 FBI Report on Science for the People (1972) 56

Document 2.9 FBI teletype, Boston Field Office to Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray (1972) 58

Document 2.10 "Call to AAAS Actions" (1973) 59

Chapter 3 Militarism / Daniel S. Chard Chard, Daniel S. 63

Document 3.1 FBI, Letterhead Memorandum on Scientists and Engineers for Social and Political Action (1970) 66

Document 3.2 Science against the People: The Story of Jason (1972) / Jan Brown Brown, Jan, Martin Brown Brown, Martin, Chandler Davis Davis, Chandler, Charlie Schwartz Schwartz, Charlie, Jeff Stokes Stokes, Jeff, Money Well Well, Money, Joe Woodward Woodward, Joe 68

Document 3.3 Science for the People Madison Wisconsin Collective, The AMRC Papers: An Indictment of the Army Mathematics Research Center (1973) 71

Document 3.4 "Challenging the Weapons Labs: An Interview with the University of California Nuclear Weapons Labs Conversion Project" (1981) 75

Document 3.5 "After the Boycott: How Scientists Are Stopping SDI" (1988) / Steve Nadis Nadis, Steve 79

Chapter 4 Biology and Medicine / Alyssa Botelho Botelho, Alyssa 85

Document 4.1 "Objecting to Objectivity: A Course in Biology" (1972) / Rita Arditti Arditti, Rita, Tom Strunk Strunk, Tom 88

Document 4.2 The Genetic Engineering Group, "Actions on XYY Research" (1975) 92

Document 4.3 Elizabeth Allen et al., "Against 'Sociobiology'" (1975) 94

Document 4.4 "Dealing with Experts: The Recombinant DNA Debate" (1977) / Bob Park Park, Bob, Scott Thacher Thacher, Scott 98

Document 4.5 "The Politics of Cancer Research" (1980) / John Valentine Valentine, John 103

Chapter 5 Race and Gender Alyssa Botelho 111

Document 5.1 "Equality for Women in Science" (1970) 114

Document 5.2 "Racist Outbreak at Harvard Medical School" (1976) / Larry Miller Miller, Larry, Herb Schreier Schreier, Herb, Jon Beckwith Beckwith, Jon 117

Document 5.3 "Is There a Gay Gene? Does It Matter?" (1980) / Doug Futuyma Futuyma, Doug 122

Document 5.4 "Are the Races Different?" (1982) / Richard Lewontin Lewontin, Richard 128

Chapter 6 Agriculture, Ecology, and Food / Sigrid Schmalzer Schmalzer, Sigrid 135

Document 6.1 "Ecological Determinism" (1977) / John Vandermeer Vandermeer, John 138

Document 6.2 "Agricultural Research and the Penetration of Capital" (1982) / Richard Lewontin Lewontin, Richard 140

Document 6.3 "Harvest of Shame" (in Feed, Need, Greed) (1980) 145

Document 6.4 "Alternatives in Agriculture: A Report from the New World Agriculture Group" (1983) / Uriel Kitron Kitron, Uriel, Brian Schultz Schultz, Brian 148

Chapter 7 Technology / Thomas Conner Conner, Thomas, Sigrid Schmalzer Schmalzer, Sigrid 155

Document 7.1 "Technical Assistance Program" (1970) / Herb Fox Fox, Herb 158

Document 7.2 "The New Robots" (1975) / David Chidakel Chidakel, David 159

Document 7.3 "Emerging Technologies: Toward a Blueprint for Action" (1985) / Seth Shulman Shulman, Seth 162

Document 7.4 "Taking Control of Educational Technology" (1985) / Bertram Bruce Bruce, Bertram 167

Document 7.5 "Choosing Technology" (1987) / David Dickson Dickson, David 171

Chapter 8 Energy and Environment / Ben Allen Allen, Ben, Alyssa Botelho Botelho, Alyssa, Daniel S. Chard Chard, Daniel S. 177

Document 8.1 Science for the People, Nuclear Power (1976) 180

Document 8.2 "Three Mile Island and Nuclear Power" (1979) / Carol Cina Cina, Carol, Ted Goldfarb Goldfarb, Ted 182

Document 8.3 "Toxic Waste and Citizen Action" (1983) / J. Larry Brown Brown, J. Larry, Deborah Allen Allen, Deborah 190

Chapter 9 Science for the People and the World / Daniel S. Chard Chard, Daniel S. 199

Document 9.1 Red Crate Collective, "Help for Science Education in Cuba and Vietnam" (1971) 203

Document 9.2 "A Scientific Visit to Hanoi" (1971) / Mark Ptashne Ptashne, Mark 205

Document 9.3 "Toward an Anti-Imperialist Science" (1973) 209

Document 9.4 Science for the People, China: Science Walks on Two Legs (1974) 213

Document 9.5 "Science for Nicaragua: Cooperation in Technology and Science Education" (1986) / Michael Harris Harris, Michael, Victor Lopez-Tosado Lopez-Tosado, Victor 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781625343185

1625343183

9781625343178

1625343175

OCLC:

1015275127

Publisher Number:

99975775473