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lucy suchman

lucy suchman , phd is a professor of anthropology of science and technology in the department of sociology at lancaster university , in the united kingdom .
she has taught several courses including virtual cultures , anthropology of cybercultures , and gender , sexuality and society .
these courses included instruction on new forms of information and communications media , the quality of digital artefacts , and issues concerning feminists in media research .
before coming to lancaster , she worked for 22 years at xerox 's palo alto research center , where she held the positions of principal scientist and manager of the work practice and technology laboratory .
suchman is a graduate of the university of california at berkeley , obtaining her ba in 1972 , ma in 1977 and a doctorate in social and cultural anthropology in 1984 .
