As Scott (1987, 1999, 2012) demonstrates in his analysis of progress—and simplification-driven goals of the state, governing elites devalue local knowledge and undermine individuals’ capacities for self-governance. This hyper-hierarchical, …Milledge Nelson, S. (Ed.) (2006). Handbook of gender in archaeology. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
Minsky, M., & Papert, S. (1972). Artificial intelligence progress report (AI Memo 252). Cambridge, MA: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.…
Robert McC. Netting
anthropologist · 2 mentions across 1 reading
In this course
Robert McC. Netting appears in these readings primarily through citation infrastructure rather than direct engagement—he's referenced in bibliographic contexts alongside works on archaeology, gender, and AI history. Without substantial excerpts showing his direct argument, his precise relevance to the seminar's focus on AI, cybernetics, and society remains unclear from the materials provided, though the archaeological and anthropological citation contexts suggest he may have contributed to debates about local knowledge systems or human-environment relations that the course examines through a technological lens.
Mentioned in 1 reading
Appears alongside
People mentioned in the same passages — sorted by co-occurrence weight.