Open AccessSTS as a Lens to Study Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity
Author(s) -
Knut Holtan Sørensen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
engaging science, technology, and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2413-8053
DOI - 10.17351/ests2021.857
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , sociology , interdisciplinarity , engineering ethics , social science , library science , media studies , engineering , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics
In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Sharon Traweek was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Langdon Winner. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social dimensions of science and technology. In this essay responding to Traweek's Bernal lecture, Sørensen draws on her critical understanding of academic disciplines to discuss how STS may develop the field’s understanding of disciplines, interdisciplinarity, and itself.