230146 SE Studying socio-technical controversies (2014S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from We 05.02.2014 09:00 to We 05.03.2014 23:59
Deregistration possible until Fr 28.03.2014 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Tereza Stöckelová

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Friday
    28.03.
    11:00 - 15:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
    
    Saturday
    29.03.
    10:00 - 14:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
    
    Thursday
    10.04.
    12:00 - 16:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
    
    Friday
    11.04.
    10:00 - 14:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
    
    Monday
    26.05.
    10:00 - 14:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
    
    Tuesday
    27.05.
    14:30 - 18:00
    Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Many scientific facts and technologies arise amidst open controversies. All of them are born out of uncertainties and multiple realities. No techno-scienctific matter is forever stable and incontestable. The course will focus on research and analytical strategies of studying socio-technical controversies, instabilities and multiplicities. Drawing upon current lively controversies as well as ‘paradigmatic' cases established in the STS literature, it will deploy and discuss their epistemic, (sub)political, economic and sociological complexities. During the course research sensibilities will be developed for identifying actors, sites, ethics, strategies and (side-)effects of stabilizing and destabilizing the socio-technical reality and for assuming the reflexive role of an STS researcher herself in these processes.

The course will include lecturing, reading and seminar discussions, and students' empirical teamwork on selected case studies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

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