[Air-l] STS (R)Evolutions - 2nd Call for Papers

[jeremy hunsinger]

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>
> STS (R)evolutions
>
> March 17-20th
>
> Virginia Tech
>
> Blacksburg, VA
>
>
>
>
> Second Call for Papers
>
>
> Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted electronically to
> STS_revolutions at vt.edu by November 15, 2004.
>
>
>
> ** Conference Background **
>
> An emerging sense of urgency cuts across recent work and conferences 
> in the
> field of Science & Technology Studies: What role can STS play in 
> reshaping the
> relationships among science, technology and the public(s)? At a time 
> in which
> the politics of scientific and technical knowledge are increasingly 
> visible to
> scientists and non-scientists alike (witness the very public critiques 
> of the
> Bush administration's science practices by the Union of Concerned 
> Scientists,
> for example), the role of science and technology in structuring both 
> the
> boundaries and possibilities of our everyday lives continues to 
> escalate. STS
> scholars are uniquely positioned to address these tensions and to 
> offer new
> insights into the interactions of science, technology, and publics 
> through
> work in both historical and contemporary contexts. Yet, this move 
> towards a
> more interventionist or reconstructivist STS - "a rapproachment 
> between the
> more academic and more activist wings of STS," as Woodhouse, Hess, 
> Breyman,
> and Martin (2002) describe it - has deep historical roots within a 
> field that
> emerged, in part, via the movements of activist scientists working to 
> produce
> science for the public and second wave feminist critiques of science 
> and
> medicine in the 1960s and 1970s. Thus, to pursue a more 
> interventionist or
> reconstructivist STS agenda of research, policymaking, and activism - 
> and
> other future directions - it seems necessary to simultaneously revisit 
> our
> past and the emergence of the field of Science & Technology Studies, 
> as well
> as to assess our current locations.
>
>
>
> This conference is part of a year-long celebration of the 25th 
> anniversary of
> STS at Virginia Tech. As part of the conference program, we seek to 
> include
> histories of many of the "official" and "unofficial" sites of STS 
> throughout
> the world. Your assistance in gathering these narratives will be 
> greatly
> appreciated. Email STS_revolutions at vt.edu to contribute.
>
>
>
> ** Keynote Speakers **
>
> Geoffrey C. Bowker, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa 
> Clara
> University
>
> Steve Fuller, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
>
> Sandra Harding, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, 
> UCLA
>
>
>
> ** Call for Papers **
>
> We are interested in papers that address the past, present, and 
> futures of the
> field of Science & Technology Studies, particularly those that explore 
> the
> interrelationships of these narratives. Here, we envision possible 
> topics such
> as:
>
>
>
> * Histories of STS: Alternative, Competing or Co-existing Lineages?
>
> * STS and Disciplines: The Politics of Collaboration and 
> Non-Collaboration
>
> * STS Outside the Academy: Practices, Promises, and Perils
>
> * STS in the Global North and South: Divisions, Connections, or Both?
>
> * "Doing STS" - New Methodological Directions and Practices
>
> * The Science Wars 10 Years Out: Meanings, Lessons, Ongoing Challenges
>
> * "So, you have a PhD in STS": The Effects of "Disciplinarity" on the 
> Field
>
> * Mainstreaming "Difference": Incorporating issues of difference - 
> gender,
> race, class, nationality, sexual orientation, and so forth - across 
> STS at
> large
>
> * Science Studies vs. Technology Studies - or is it all Technoscience?
>
>
>
> ** New Directions in STS **
>
> In addition to these broad discussions, we highly encourage the 
> submission of
> papers that showcase New Directions in STS - papers that identify 
> emerging
> research trends and explore new subject areas from new vantage points 
> with new
> tools. We have identified the following areas of interest, though this 
> list is
> by no means exhaustive: Science, Technology, and Citizenship: Science 
> and
> Technology in a Post 9-11 World; Science and Engineering Education; The
> Corporatization of the University; and Activism in Local and Global
> Communities. Papers addressing a wide variety of topics are welcome.
>
>
>
> ** Roundtables on More Practical Matters **
>
> Further, we are interested in coordinating sessions or round-tables 
> that
> discuss more practical matters such as professional development for 
> graduate
> students and new faculty; how to get a job and tenure as an 
> interdisciplinary
> scholar; how to get a job outside the academy; and so forth. 
> Participants are
> welcome to coordinate full sessions or to request that they be part of
> specific roundtables that we will organize.
>
>
>
> ** Final Details **
>
> We especially welcome papers from students and young researchers, 
> particularly
> those from the Global South. Small travel grants will be available on 
> request
> depending upon resource availability.
>
>
>
> Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted electronically to
> STS_revolutions at vt.edu by November 15, 2004.
>
>
jeremy hunsinger
jhuns at vt.edu
www.cddc.vt.edu
jeremy.tmttlt.com
www.tmttlt.com

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