{"id":880,"date":"2012-02-21T21:07:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T04:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=880"},"modified":"2012-02-21T21:11:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T04:11:18","slug":"we-must-take-a-moment-to-laugh-at-our-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"We must take a moment to laugh at our work"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was recently reading Derek Edwards’ (1997) book, Discourse and Cognition<\/span>.\u00a0 In Chapter 3, Discourse and Reality<\/em>, he spends some time describing the work of LaTour and Woolgar on the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK). And, as you might know, this work led to Actor Network Theory (ANT). Along the way, Edwards also mentions Gilbert and Mulkay (1984). The part that I wish to share has to do with empiricist repertoires<\/em> and contingent repertoires<\/em> and the humour that arises when the two are compared. The following is quoted from Edwards (1997, p. 59) but originates from Gilbert and Mulkay (1984, p. 177).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
What he wrote<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat he meant<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It has long been known that . . .<\/td>\nI haven\u2019t bothered to look up the reference.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study . . .<\/td>\nThe results on the others didn\u2019t make sense and were ignored.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accidentally strained during mounting . . .<\/td>\nDropped on the floor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Handled with extreme care throughout the experiment . . .<\/td>\nNot dropped on the floor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Typical results are shown . . .<\/td>\nThe best results are shown, i.e. those that fit the dogma.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Correct within an order of magnitude.<\/td>\nWrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is suggested that . . .It is believed that . . .It appears that . . .<\/td>\nI think.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is generally believed that . . .<\/td>\nA couple of other guys think so too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fascinating work . . .<\/td>\nWork by a member of our group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Of doubtful significance . . .<\/td>\nWork by someone else.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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It would be fun to come up with some of these for qualitative researchers. Thoughts?
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References<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edwards, D. (1997). Discourse and Cognition<\/em> (p. 368). London, UK: Sage Publications, Inc.<\/p>\n

Gilbert, N., & Mulkay, M. (1984). Opening Pandora\u2019s box: an analysis of scientists’ discourse<\/em> (p. 212). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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