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.

 Defensiones

23.01.2025 15:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Eliška Pohlová

09.01.2025 13:15
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Paul Wunderlich

 STS Talks Vienna

11.12.2024 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Eleanor Armstrong & Réka Gál

We are thrilled to announce Eleanor Armstrong's & Réka Gál's Talk on 11th December 2024, 4:00 pm

10.12.2024 17:00
 

INNORES Talk by Matthew Kearnes

We are thrilled to announce Matthew Kearnes' Talk on 10th December 2024, 5:00 pm



 New Publications

Mayer K. Von Verbindungen und Banden des Wissens. In Hofhues S, Schütze K, editors, Doing Research: Wissenschaftspraktiken zwischen Positionierung und Suchanfrage. Bielefeld: transkript. 2022. p. 130-137 doi: 10.14361/9783839456323-016, 10.14361/9783839456323-016

Huber B, Lepenies R, Baena LQ, Allgaier J. Beyond Individualized Responsibility Attributions? How Eco Influencers Communicate Sustainability on TikTok. Environmental Communication. 2022 Oct 14;16(6):713-722. Epub 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2022.2131868

Avkiran AS, Pham BC, Holmer C, Schikowitz A, Dessewffy E, Mora-Gámez F et al. Pandemic Research: Reflecting an on auto-ethnography of mundane academic practice in pandemic times. In DIY Methods: A Mostly Screen-Free, Zine-Full, Remote- Participation Conference on Experimental Methods for Research and Research Exchange. The Low-Carbon Research Methods Group. 2022. p. 243-253