Dear list members,
<br>
<br>We would like to invite you to submit an abstract (250 words max) to our
<br>open panel #166 entitled "STS for a Post-truth Age: Comparative
<br>Dialogues on Reflexivity” to be held at EASST/4S Conference between
<br>August 18 - August 21 in Prague. Please feel free to circulate.
<br>
<br>Best wishes,
<br>
<br>Emine & Melike
<br>
<br>-
<br>
<br>*Open Panel # 166 STS for a Post-truth Age: Comparative Dialogues on
<br>Reflexivity**
<br>**
<br>**Deadline: 2020, February 29.
<br>*
<br>
<br>*Please hand in your abstract via
<br>https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ssss/prague20/
<br>*
<br>
<br>*(Submission instructions:
<br>https://www.easst4s2020prague.org/call-for-papers-and-panels/).*
<br>
<br>Panel abstract
<br>
<br>The linear model of knowledge creation and diffusion has frequently been
<br>criticized by STS scholars through an emphasis on social contexts of
<br>knowledge. Based on this critique, reflexivity plays an important role
<br>in pushing the academic boundaries of STS. True to the conference focus
<br>“locating and timing matters”, it is important to take into account
<br>various accelerated ways of knowledge circulation, as STS scholars are
<br>faced with challenges of the post-truth age.
<br>
<br>The panel calls for laying the groundwork for a reflexive dialogue on
<br>how to practice STS in the post truth age by emphasizing the importance
<br>of reciprocal sharing across a diverse group of participants. We are
<br>interested in contributions that engage empirically and theoretically
<br>with the concepts of truth, evidence and objectivity from a comparative
<br>perspective. We are particularly seeking contributions that highlight
<br>the digital and infrastructural materiality of the post-truth age. We
<br>also welcome studies of STS practices in different cultural settings,
<br>shedding light on heterogeneous ways of practicing and doing STS for a
<br>post-truth age. We invite papers dealing with but not limited to
<br>following questions:What does sustainable STS look like? What kinds of
<br>practices and output should we be aiming for without necessarily
<br>swinging back to the ideal of objectivity?How can STS continue to
<br>critically engage with the hegemonic narratives of S&T and find
<br>meaningful ways to address the promotion of alternative facts?How can we
<br>conceptualize expertise in an age of networked advocacy, citizen
<br>journalism, participatory science and new demands on verification?
<br>Keywords: post-truth age, dialogues on reflexivity, academic boundaries
<br>of STS
<br>
<br>Organizers: Melike Sahinol, Orient Institute Istanbul & Emine Onculer
<br>Yayalar, Bilkent University
<br>
<br>Contact: emineonculer@bilkent.edu.tr or melike.sahinol@gmail.com
<br>
<br>
<br>--
<br>Dr. rer. soc. Melike Şahinol
<br>Research Field “Human, Medicine, and Society”
<br>Orient-Institut Istanbul
<br>Susam Sokak 16, D. 8
<br>TR-34433 Cihangir – Istanbul
<br>
<br>phone +90-212-293 60 67 ext. 133
<br>web https://melikesahinol.wordpress.com/
<br>ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-2489
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