Constructing a Narrative: The History of Science and Technology in Latin America
Title
Constructing a Narrative: The History of Science and Technology in Latin America
Creator
M Portuondo
Source
Publisher
History Compass, 2009 , Volume7, Issue2, Pages 500-522
Date
2009
Coverage
Abstract
This article provides a general introduction to the historiography of the history of science and technology in Latin America and presents an overview of the field's principal themes, with especial focus on how these have been addressed in English‐language historical works. It engages the problems associated with constructing synthetic historical narratives and suggests ways of addressing these by using micro‐histories to explain the relationship between the local, the national, and the transnational within the analytical framework afforded by intellectual history, history of science and of technology.
This article provides a general introduction to the historiography of the history of science and technology in Latin America and presents an overview of the field's principal themes, with especial focus on how these have been addressed in English‐language historical works. It engages the problems associated with constructing synthetic historical narratives and suggests ways of addressing these by using micro‐histories to explain the relationship between the local, the national, and the transnational within the analytical framework afforded by intellectual history, history of science and of technology.
Collection
Citation
M Portuondo , “Constructing a Narrative: The History of Science and Technology in Latin America,” Biblioteca de la Ciencia Hispánica en Estados Pequeños, accessed July 26, 2024, https://biblioteca.ictal.org/items/show/240.