Department of Science and Technology Studies

Science, technology and innovation shape life in modern societies in countless ways. Some of these are perceived as positive, others are deeply controversial. In turn, policy, corporations, the media and other societal actors influence how knowledge and technologies are produced. Science and technology studies analyzes these interactions, and aims to foster critical and reflexive debates on the relations of science, technology and society.

 News & Events

21.06.2021
 

Sarah Davies is giving a plenary talk at 'SciComPt 2021' on the 24th of June, asking "What's the point of science communication?".

14.06.2021
 

Fredy Mora Gàmez will present his paper "Beyond ‘technology’: the material politics of alternative infrastructures" at the STS Italia conference.

11.06.2021
 

The Department of Science and Technology Studies seeks to fill the position of a Tutor (1.9.2021-31.1.2022, 10 tutorial hours).

09.06.2021
 

Ruth Falkenberg has just published this article in Minerva. Read the open access article here!

31.05.2021 07:42
 

Andrea Schikowitz and Fredy Mora Gámez are talking at the AFPP conference next week!

26.05.2021
 

Don't miss out the ICA Conference and this thrilling panel discussion!

 New Publications

Schikowitz A, Maasen S. Integrative Forschung. In Schmohl T, Phillip T, editors, Handbuch transdisziplinäre Didaktik. Bielefeld: transkript. 2021. p. 151-162 doi: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839455654

Davies S. Performing Science in Public: Science Communication and Scientific Identity. In Kastenhofer K, Molyneux-Hodgson S, editors, Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 207-223. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31).

Davies S, Horst M. Science Communication as Culture: A Framework for Analysis. In Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. London: Routledge. 2021. p. 182-197

Mayer K, Weber J. Targeting from a Distance: Formatting Social Relations in Data-Driven Warfare. In Burkhardt M, Shnayien M, Grashöfer K, editors, Explorations in Digital Cultures. meson press. 2021. p. 1-20