Amsterdam and After. Experiments in Conferencing
There’s something truly special about STS scholars coming together. This year’s EASST/4S saw a mix of new and familiar faces from across the globe gathering in Amsterdam for four jam-packed days of collective learning. During the opening plenary, we were amazed by the number of hands that went up when we asked how many people […]
“Transformation” : How soon is now?
Esther Blokbergen from the Athena Institute at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, shares her experience of attending the EASST-4S conference, reflecting on the theme of “transformations.”
Understanding Process: First Encounters with Meaning-Making in Large STS Spaces (and Wondering Where the Planes Went)
In this article, Eva Gray reflects on her first experience at an EASST-4S conference and how things come together through academic meaning-making and its clash with world live events.
Affective Ties of Academia: Belonging, Learning, and Community at EASST-4S
Benjamin Hoffmann from Goethe University in Frankfurt discusses what it was like to attend his first large conference and the importance of academic community.
What Does the University Feel Like?
The EASST-4S panel “Affects, Power, and the University” at the EASST-4S conference last summer brought together STS researchers concerned with the emotional aspects, pleasures and pressures of academic work.
From Pretoria to Amsterdam: Discussing Decolonial Practices at EASST-4S?
Lara Dal Molin shares her experience of attending EASST-4S, and discusses the urgency and challenges of decolonial practices at STS conferences.
