Open AccessBook
The science studies reader
Mario Biagioli,Peter Galison +1 more
TLDR
The Reader as mentioned in this paper focuses on the practices of modern and contemporary science and technology located in different national and institutional settings, with some attention to non- Western contexts, by mapping some of the open questions and points of tension likely to occupy the field for years to come.Abstract:
The Reader focuses on the practices of modern and contemporary science and technology located in different national and institutional settings, with some attention to non- Western contexts. By mapping some of the open questions and points of tension likely to occupy the field for years to come, the essays in the Readercast fresh light on what "science" means at the end of the twentieth century.read more
Citations
More filters
Book
New Media: A Critical Introduction
TL;DR: This is a Second Edition of a book first co authored for 2003 that offers students conceptual frameworks for thinking through a range of key issues which have arisen over two decades of speculation on the cultural implications of new media.
Journal ArticleDOI
Life in the Trading Zone: Structuring Coordination Across Boundaries in Postbureaucratic Organizations
TL;DR: This study of an interactive marketing organization examines how members of different communities perform boundary-spanning coordination work in conditions of high speed, uncertainty, and rapid change and suggests that members enact a coordination structure that affords cross-boundary coordination while facilitating adaptability, speed, and learning.
Journal ArticleDOI
When things strike back: a possible contribution of ‘science studies’ to the social sciences
TL;DR: The contribution of the field of science and technology studies to mainstream sociology has so far been slim because of a misunderstanding about what it means to provide a social explanation of a piece of science or of an artifact.
Journal ArticleDOI
Tackling Grand Challenges Pragmatically: Robust Action Revisited
TL;DR: A novel approach to addressing the world’s grand challenges based on the philosophical tradition of American pragmatism and the sociological concept of robust action is theorized, and three robust strategies that organizations can employ in tackling issues such as climate change and poverty alleviation are identified.
Journal ArticleDOI
Rethinking diversity in learning science: The logic of everyday sense‐making
TL;DR: In this article, a framework for understanding the everyday sense-making practices of students from diverse communities as an intellectual resource in science learning and teaching has been proposed, and two case studies follow in which analysis of Haitian American and Latino students' talk and activity as they work to understand metamorphosis and experimentation, respectively.