Science & Technology Studies Elsewhere

ELSEWHERE

A Postcolonial Programme In April 2017, scientists took to the streets in a historically unprecedented Global March for Science. The event was seen as symbolic of a crisis in the relationship of science and society. This book considers the Global March for Science from a postcolonial perspective to inquire into the toolkit that the academic field of Science & Technology Studies (STS) has to offer. It argues that new concepts and analytical approaches are necessary to investigate current global dynamics in science, technology and society, so as to deliver insights that the recent expansion of STS scholars beyond Western Europe and North America alone is unlikely to provide. The book presents a Programme in Science Studies Elsewhere (SSE) to demonstrate the urgent need to carry postcolonial issues right into the centre of STS’s intellectual programme. Hofmänner possesses a potent antidote for the field’s inability to see science and technology outside of European or North American experiences. Rayvon Fouché, Professor and Director, American Studies, Purdue University, USA A compelling case for revisiting some of the traditional assumptions in the field of STS. Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen, Director of the Munich Center for Technology in Society

Alexandra Hofmänner is assistant professor in Science & Technology Studies ( ST S) at the University of Basel, Switzerland. She received a PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ( ETH Zürich ) and has carried out extensive research in Switzerland and South Africa.

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ALEXANDRA HOFMÄNNER

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES ELSEWHERE

ALEXANDRA HOFMÄNNER

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

ELSEWHERE A POSTCOLONIAL PROGRAMME