From subjugated knowledge to conjugated subjects: science and globalisation, or postcolonial studies of science?

Given the continuing popularity of actor-network theory and rising enthusiasm for synchronic theories of globalisation in science and technology studies, it seems timely to return to the advocacy of critical postcolonial analysis of contemporary science, technology and medicine. This essay contrasts explicit postcolonial critique with the reconciliatory, or at least unexamined, postcolonial 'vibe' of some recent studies of the travels and new dwellings of modern science.