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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, Dis-Incorporated

April 12, 2018August 20, 2018 / Jodie-Lee Trembath / 1 Comment

As Helene Mialet’s ethnography examines the role of his assistants, his students, and the media in the social construction of ‘Stephen Hawking: the great genius’, she also shows the subtle ways that some part of Hawking the man remains present, imposes himself on each interaction within his extended network.

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