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Title: Special Colloquium : Looking at High Energy Physics from a gender studies perspective

Abstract

Human actors, workplace cultures and knowledge production: Gender studies analyse the social constructions and cultural representations of gender. Using methods and tools from the humanities and social science, we look at all areas, including the natural sciences and technology, science education and research labs. After a short introduction to gender studies, the main focus of my talk will be the presentation of selected research findings on gender and high energy physics. You will hear about an ongoing research project on women in neutrino physics and learn about a study on the world of high energy physicists characterised by "rites of passage" and "male tales" told during a life in physics. I will also present a study on how the HEP community communicates, and research findings on the naming culture in HEP. Getting to know findings from another field on your own might contribute to create a high energy physics culture that is fair and welcoming to all genders.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
1012153
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
CERN
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; NEUTRINO PHYSICS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; HEP; GENDER STUDIES; WOMEN; CULTURE; SCIENCE STUDIES; WORKPLACE CULTURE

Citation Formats

Goetschel, Helene. Special Colloquium : Looking at High Energy Physics from a gender studies perspective. CERN: N. p., 2011. Web.
Goetschel, Helene. Special Colloquium : Looking at High Energy Physics from a gender studies perspective. CERN.
Goetschel, Helene. 2011. "Special Colloquium : Looking at High Energy Physics from a gender studies perspective". CERN. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012153.
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title = {Special Colloquium : Looking at High Energy Physics from a gender studies perspective},
author = {Goetschel, Helene},
abstractNote = {Human actors, workplace cultures and knowledge production: Gender studies analyse the social constructions and cultural representations of gender. Using methods and tools from the humanities and social science, we look at all areas, including the natural sciences and technology, science education and research labs. After a short introduction to gender studies, the main focus of my talk will be the presentation of selected research findings on gender and high energy physics. You will hear about an ongoing research project on women in neutrino physics and learn about a study on the world of high energy physicists characterised by "rites of passage" and "male tales" told during a life in physics. I will also present a study on how the HEP community communicates, and research findings on the naming culture in HEP. Getting to know findings from another field on your own might contribute to create a high energy physics culture that is fair and welcoming to all genders.},
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place = {CERN},
year = {Wed Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Wed Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2011}
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