Social Studies of Science and Technology

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Yearley
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Social Studies Of Science

scholarly journals It’s Important to Go to the Laboratory: Malte Ziewitz Talks with Michael Lynch

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malte Ziewitz ◽  
Michael Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Blow Up ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Technology Studies ◽  
Social Studies Of Science ◽  
Origin Stories

Why would anyone still want to go to the laboratory in 2018? In this interview, Michael Lynch answers this and other questions, reflecting on his own journey in, through, and alongside the field of science and technology studies (STS). Starting from his days as a student of Harold Garfinkel’s at UCLA to more recent times as editor of Social Studies of Science, Lynch talks about the rise of origin stories in the field; the role of ethnomethodology in his thinking; the early days of laboratory studies; why “turns” and “waves” might better be called “spins”; what he learned from David Edge; why we should be skeptical of the presumption that STS enhances the democratization of science; and why it might be time to “blow up STS”––an appealing idea that Malte Ziewitz takes up in his reflection following the interview.

scholarly journals A “Middle Voice” from the South

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Jorge Núñez ◽  
Maka Suarez
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Epistemic Authority ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
The South ◽  
Middle Voice ◽  
Social Studies Of Science ◽  
The Social ◽  
Virtual Conference

In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Sharon Traweek was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Langdon Winner. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social dimensions of science and technology. This is a reflection on Traweek’s work on epistemic authority in relation to Kaleidos—Center for Interdisciplinary Ethnography in Ecuador.

scholarly journals Working at the Edges of Institutions During their Transformations

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Sandra Harding
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Standpoint Theory ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Social Studies Of Science ◽  
Sandra Harding ◽  
The Social ◽  
Science Wars ◽  
Virtual Conference

In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Sharon Traweek was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Langdon Winner. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social dimensions of science and technology. This essay is a commentary on Traweek’s work from the perspective of Sandra Harding with respect to their shared backdrop of the science wars, the value of standpoint theory and of Traweek’s ‘meshworks,’ and their work in different non-US/European STS contexts.  

scholarly journals Genealogies and Futures of Queer STS: Issues in Theory, Method, and Institutionalization

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Molldrem ◽  
Mitali Thakor
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Queer Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
History Of Sexuality ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Academic Practice ◽  
Social Studies Of Science ◽  
History Of

What is Queer STS, and what is new about it? In this “News in Focus” piece we situate recent efforts by various STS scholars to tinker and play with the intersections of queer studies and social studies of science and technology within a longer history of sexuality studies. We also narrate several critical new developments in academic collaborations in this growing subfield, from workshops to conference roundtables, and attempt to further develop Queer STS theory and praxis while negotiating the role of this nascent sphere of academic practice.

scholarly journals The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies

2017 ◽  
pp. 295-296
Author(s):  
Andrés Aybar
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Technology Studies ◽  
Social Studies Of Science

El constante avance de los diversos campos científicos a nivel mundial genera nuevas necesidades y preocupaciones, dentro de ellas también en el quehacer científico social. En buena parte de es en lo que se encuentra enmarcado en este presente handbook, publicado hace ya varios años por el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT por sus siglas en inglés), bajo el patrocinio de la Society for Social Studies of Science o 4S como mejor se le conoce, en comparación con el desarrollo de las dos anteriores versiones podemos ver en este libro u campo mucho mejor definido tanto en el sentido teórico como empírico. Se encuentra compuesto por 38 artículos de investigadores reconocidos en cada uno de los temas en cuestión. Lamentablemente, no podemos aquí reseñar todas las contribuciones de modo que en honor a la brevedad, analizaremos los grandes bloques bajo los cuales ha sido dividido este libro.

scholarly journals Métricas da participação feminina na ciência e tecnologia no contexto dos INCTs │ Metrics for women’s participation in science and technology in the context of INCTs

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Roberto Massao Hayashi ◽  
Camila Carneiro Dias Rigolin ◽  
Maria Cristina Piumbato Innocentini Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Sociology Of Science ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Social Studies Of Science ◽  
Technological Production ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Information Metric ◽  
Object Of Study

Resumo Este artigo apresenta os resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa em andamento que tem entre seus objetivos analisar a categoria "gênero" tendo como objeto de estudo projetos com liderança feminina que participam dos Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCTs). A fundamentação teórica está ancorada nos Estudos Sociais da Ciência e a perspectiva metodológica adotada é a dos Estudos Métricos da Informação. Os resultados obtidos estão organizados em indicadores cientométricos que foram construídos com base em documentação oficial sobre os INCTs e na produção científica e tecnológica de dezoito pesquisadoras líderes desses Institutos.Palavras-chave Gênero; Indicadores de gênero em C&T; Sociologia da Ciência; Cientometria; INCTs.Abstract This article presents the preliminary results of an ongoing study in which one of the goals was to analyze the category "gender". The object of study was projects with feminine leadership who participate in the National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs). The theoretical framework is anchored in Social Studies of Science, and the methodological perspective adopted is that of Information Metric Studies. The results are organized in scientometric indicators that were constructed based on official documentation on the INCTs and in the scientific and technological production of eighteen female leaders of these Institutes.Keywords: Gender;Gender Indicators in S&T;Sociology of Science;Scientometrics; INCTs.

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