[Air-L] Definition of technology?

[Ben Light]

Hey Ana, 

If you are interested in the STS route, I did an overview of some of the literature in a book I did - see chapter 2.  I can help you out with a copy if you ping me via researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316648028_Disconnecting_with_social_networking_sites or drop me an email.

But also this chapter has a great glossary table too that I found really helpful:

Russell, S., and R. Williams. 2002. "Social Shaping of Technology: Frameworks, Findings and Implications for Policy with Glossary of Social Shaping Concepts." In Shaping Technology, Guiding Policy: Concepts, Spaces and Tools, edited by K.H. SØrensen and R. Williams, 37-131. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Cheers, Ben.

On 08/04/2020, 01:49, "Air-L on behalf of Nathanael Bassett" <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org on behalf of nbasse2 at uic.edu> wrote:

    Hi Ana,
    
    This is a pretty difficult question actually, one good source I'd definitely recommend on it is Schatzberg's Technology: Critical History of a Concept from 2018.
    
    
    Nathanael Bassett 
    (sent via iPad)
    
    > On Apr 7, 2020, at 7:23 PM, Ana Visan <ana.m.visan at gmail.com> wrote:
    > 
    > Dear AoIRs,
    > 
    > I am a migration and border studies scholar researching how technologies
    > (from mobile phones to drones to databases) affect migration journeys. I am
    > not familiar with STS scholarship and I was hoping you could help by
    > pointing me to some (seminal?) works that might help me formulate an
    > all-encompassing definition of technology (or a theoretical approach to
    > it), beyond ICTs—i.e. one that includes biometrics, information exchange
    > databases, but also material objects like drones, and/or one that addresses
    > both technology “used by” as well as technology “used on.”
    > 
    > Many thanks in advance,
    > 
    > Ana
    > 
    > 
    > +1 519 502 3310
    > _______________________________________________
    > The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list
    > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faoir.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=RkOhiFCQVjKptcSKGJpfY7OwXODRPLYxaerx%2FxzlbHI%3D&reserved=0
    > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flistserv.aoir.org%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fair-l-aoir.org&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=AvMn1b56hqG0UoMR8Ox78PDWaCNmb439%2FTZHHhf6Xco%3D&reserved=0
    > 
    > Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
    > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aoir.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=5gH2UaPAkOnCtSSkKVtayWIgvmRcYChAX%2FgtDmm6EG0%3D&reserved=0
    _______________________________________________
    The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list
    is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faoir.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=RkOhiFCQVjKptcSKGJpfY7OwXODRPLYxaerx%2FxzlbHI%3D&reserved=0
    Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flistserv.aoir.org%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fair-l-aoir.org&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=AvMn1b56hqG0UoMR8Ox78PDWaCNmb439%2FTZHHhf6Xco%3D&reserved=0
    
    Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
    https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aoir.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cb.light%40salford.ac.uk%7Ce25c20380d8e47f3e41f08d7db56a773%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C637219037532430196&sdata=5gH2UaPAkOnCtSSkKVtayWIgvmRcYChAX%2FgtDmm6EG0%3D&reserved=0