:STS and Information Technologies

Mostly we’ll read from a variety of sources. However, the following will be useful. None are in the bookstore; they’re easy to order online.

Please BUY: Latour, B. (2005). Reassembling the social: an introduction to actor-network-theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  University Press Books on Bancroft may have a couple of copies in stock. You won’t need it immediately, but soon.

If you aren’t familiar with STS the following is useful — I’m not requiring that you buy it but you’ll find it worthwhile: Sismondo, S. (2010). An introduction to science and technology studies (2nd ed.). Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. (Be sure you get 2nd ed.)

Finally, if you’re serious about STS, you’ll want to have this: Hackett, E. J., & Society for Social Studies of Science. (2008). The handbook of science and technology studies (3rd ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press : Published in cooperation with the Society for the Social Studies of Science.  It can be bought as an e-book from the MIT Press site. Again, be sure you get the latest edition.

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