▁Technology , ▁and ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 - 1 9 8 7 . ▁After ward , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁R ice ▁University ▁Anth rop ology ▁Department . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁U CLA ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁also ▁held ▁visit ing ▁fac ulty ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁M t ▁Holy oke ▁Five ▁College ▁Women ’ s ▁Studies ▁Research ▁Center , ▁the ▁Anth rop ology ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁the ▁Program ▁in ▁Val ues , ▁Technology , ▁Science , ▁and ▁Society ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁and ▁S ok end ai , ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁University ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Studies , ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Tra week ▁tal ks , ▁given ▁in ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁countries , ▁span ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁anth rop ology , ▁cultural ▁studies , ▁history , ▁information ▁studies , ▁Japan ▁studies , ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁studies , ▁science ▁education , ▁and ▁women ' s ▁studies . ▁The ▁Dan for th ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Ful br ight ▁Association , ▁the ▁Lu ce ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁A ▁primary ▁theme ▁of ▁Tra week ’ s ▁work ▁is ▁the ▁craft ing ▁of ▁knowledge ▁by ▁anth rop olog ists , ▁astronom ers , ▁histor ians , ▁and ▁phys ic ists . ▁She ▁studies ▁how ▁communities ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁make ▁and ▁transmit ▁their ▁knowledge , ▁how ▁they ▁come ▁to ▁agre