Working at the Edges of Institutions During their Transformations: A Response to Sharon Traweek

  • Sandra Harding
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17351/ests2021.821

Abstract

In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Sharon Traweek was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Langdon Winner. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social dimensions of science and technology. This essay is a commentary on Traweek’s work from the perspective of Sandra Harding with respect to their shared backdrop of the science wars, the value of standpoint theory and of Traweek’s ‘meshworks,’ and their work in different non-US/European STS contexts.

 

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Published
22 Dec 2021
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021)
Section
Engagements

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