STS as a Lens to Study Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity: A Comment on Sharon Traweek’s “I Prefer the Map”

Knut Sørensen

doi:10.17351/ests2021.857

Knut Sørensen Norwegian University of Science and Technology http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-3496

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17351/ests2021.857

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. In this essay responding to Traweek's Bernal lecture, Sørensen draws on her critical understanding of academic disciplines to discuss how STS may develop the field’s understanding of disciplines, interdisciplinarity, and itself.

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