Bigfooters and scientific inquiry : on the borderlands of legitimate science / Jamie Lewis and Andrew Bartlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jamie, 1979- Author.

Bartlett, Andrew (Andrew James), 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cryptozoology--Social aspects--United States.

Cryptozoology.

Sasquatch--Social aspects.

Sasquatch.

United States.

Sasquatch--Social aspects--United States.

Science--Methodology.

Science.

Physical Description:

xxi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"Bigfoot exists. Not necessarily as a biological creature, but certainly as an object around which thousands of Americans organise their lives, analysing evidence and making knowledge. This book examines the Bigfooting community sociologically. Using concepts from science and technology studies (STS) as well as cultural sociology, Lewis and Bartlett shed new light on what it is to do 'science', what it is to behave 'scientifically', and where the borders of legitimate scientific practice lie. Through detailed interviews with Bigfooters themselves, this book explores the ways in which the Bigfooting community makes sense of traces and absences to make knowledge claims that are acceptable to those within that community. It also shows how Bigfooters - in the face of scepticism - attempt to render Bigfoot a proper object of scientific inquiry out-side their own circle. This fascinating, accessible, and entertaining reading will appeal to scholars and students of science and technology studies, cultural sociology, and the sociology of mystery, as well as to those interested in public trust and understanding of science"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Credible sightings: the garden rat and the woodland ape

Introduction: A science and technologies studies perspective on Bigfooting

Becoming sensitised to Bigfoot

Following in the footsteps

The camera never lies

Encounters as evidence

Impressions of Bigfoot

Standards and significance : the sounds of Bigfoot

Bringing back the body (parts)

Big feet and tall tales

Conclusion: The state and status of the field

Epilogue: A note on truth and post-truth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Lewis, Jamie, 1979- Bigfooters and scientific inquiry

ISBN:

9781032777856

1032777850

9781032777832

1032777834

OCLC:

1524972901

Publisher Number:

90103157009