低端专业知识的全球流通:缅甸油田的知识,层次和劳动力移民
Chao Ren1,2
1University of Michigan, USA.
History of science
|December 1, 2023
概括
在殖民时代的缅甸,美国石油钻井者在全球范围内分享了实际的专业知识. 尽管他们的作用至关重要,但由于他们的工人阶级地位,他们的知识被边缘化和被遗忘,这说明了"低端专业知识的全球流通".
科学领域:
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
- 劳动史 劳动史 劳动史
- 社会历史 历史 社会历史
背景情况:
- 探讨了美国石油钻井者的迁移到英国殖民地缅甸 (1900年代初-1930年代中期).
- 专注于石油工业中工人阶级钻井工人的社会动态和实际专业知识.
研究的目的:
- 探讨了"低端专业知识的全球流通"现象.
- 在殖民背景下调查工人阶级专业知识的社会构造和消灭.
主要方法:
- 社会动态的定性历史分析.
- 在殖民环境中探索劳动力和知识转移.
主要成果:
- 美国钻井人员在缅甸提供了必要的运营和地质专业知识.
- 尽管拥有不可或缺的知识,但由于社会地位较低,钻井员面临边缘化.
- 他们的专业知识最终被上级忽视和遗忘.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了"低端专业知识"的社会构建和消灭.
- 揭示了科学和劳动的全球历史的被忽视的方面.
- 呼吁重新评估对知识劳动的主导历史叙述.
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