The Imposter as Social Theory - Thinking with Gatecrashers, Cheats and Charlatans

Edited by expert scholars, this volume explores the 'imposter' through empirical cases, including click farms, bikers, business leaders and fraudulent scientists, providing insights into the social relations and cultural forms from which they emerge.

About the author

Steve Woolgar is Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Linköping University and Professor of Marketing Emeritus at Oxford University.

Else Vogel is Assistant Professor at University of Amsterdam.

David Moats is Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki.

Claes-Fredrik Helgesson is Professor and Research Director at the Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS) at Uppsala University.

Summary

Edited by expert scholars, this volume explores the 'imposter' through empirical cases, including click farms, bikers, business leaders and fraudulent scientists, providing insights into the social relations and cultural forms from which they emerge.

Product details

• Assisted by: Claes-Fredrik Helgesson (Editor), Claes-Fredrik (Uppsala University Helgesson (Editor), David Moats (Editor), David (University of Helsinki) Moats (Editor), Else Vogel (Editor), Else (Linkoeping University) Vogel (Editor), Steve Woolgar (Editor), Steve (Linkoeping University) Woolgar (Editor)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781529213089
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-1308-9
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 231 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 538 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous