Dear Colleagues,
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<br>Please join Sebastian Dahm and myself for our open panel at the
<br>EASSSST-CONFERENCE 2020 in Prague, August 18-21. Deadline is, as you
<br>might know, *February 29*.
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<br> 193. Theorizing in STS
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<br>Sebastian Dahm, Technical University Berlin; Tim Seitz, Technical
<br>University Berlin
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<br>The conference call places reflexive engagements within STS at the
<br>center of its concern. In our panel, we would like to respond to that
<br>invitation with respect to practices of theorizing. In line with its
<br>interdisciplinary calling, STS encompasses a multitude of theoretical
<br>frameworks that interact with each other in many ways. One of the core
<br>preoccupations of STS has always been the analysis of various
<br>epistemologies and their consequences. Our panel is going to attempt an
<br>exercise in reflexivity by applying this analytical stance to STS
<br>themselves. In doing so, we try to engage theories not as static,
<br>self-contained entities. Rather, we would like to invite the
<br>participants to address practices of theorizing within STS, thereby
<br>placing an emphasis on theory-crafting as a fluid and contingent
<br>enterprise. Contributions may or may not address some of the following
<br>questions:
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<br>What characterizes STS theory? How do we as STS scholars pursue the work
<br>of theorizing/working with theory? How do practices of theorizing
<br>reflect a sense of urgency in face of existential threats? How do we
<br>relate theories to our fields and vice versa? What alternative
<br>approaches of theory-building could be pursued? What place does theory
<br>hold in STS? How could/should its role shift?
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<br>In raising those questions, we try to explore the potentials that STS
<br>theorizing holds regarding the instable and shifting worlds that we all
<br>currently face. We would like to spark a discussion that tries to
<br>connect our scholarly practices to the challenges we are entangled in.
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<br>We look forward to you proposals
<br>Tim and Sebastian
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<br>Tim Seitz
<br>
<br>Doctoral Student
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<br>DFG Graduate School "Innovation Society Today"
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<br>TU Berlin, Department of Sociology
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