Author: skat25
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How do we “teach the virus”? Challenges and Resources for teaching COVID-19
By Katherine Darling, University of Maine at Augusta In the chaos of a pandemic, how do we teach the virus? Ann Fausto-Sterling laid down this challenge on Twitter as we were all flung into “emergency remote teaching” in March 2020. The pedagogical and logistical challenges of closing our universities and going online were compounded by…
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“On Publishing”: An Interview with Joanna Kempner
Coordinated by Danielle Giffort Joanna Kempner is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University. She studies, speaks and teaches about the politics of medicine, science, the body, and inequality. She is the author of Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health, an award winning book that examines the…
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A reminder to breathe from Ellen Samuels
(social media post quoted with permission) “MUSINGS ABOUT CLASSES GOING ONLINE AND CRIP PEDAGOGIES OF IMPERFECTION I have decades of experience as a sick and disabled instructor, being my own personal medical emergency, needing to flexibly and rapidly adapt my teaching according to my own changing abilities as well as those of my students. I’m…
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“On publishing”: An interview with Daniel Kleinman
Daniel Lee Kleinman, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs at Boston University, is a widely published scholar in STS. He is also the founding editor of Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS). The SKAT Mentoring Committee asked Daniel to talk about his experiences publishing in STS and his advice for junior scholars navigating the publishing world.…
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Interview with Miranda Waggoner, Winner of the 2019 Robert K. Merton Book Award
The Zero Trimester: How did we begin to think that pregnancy should last longer than 9 months? In June 2018 we were pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 SKAT Section Awards, which will be presented at the SKAT business meeting on Saturday, August 10th at 5:30pm in the Central Park West room (2nd Floor) at the…
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Reflections on 2018 Merton Award
Merton Award 2018 by Jennifer Carrera We had many exceptional books in the pool this year for the Robert K. Merton Award, SKAT’s prestigious book award that honors an outstanding book on the topic of science, knowledge, and/or technology. But one stood out among the rest. We really wanted a book that not only made…
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Reflection on 2018 Star Nelkin Award
The Star Nelkin Award by Ruha Benjamin The 2018 Star Nelkin Prize committee (Santiago Molina, Michelle Smirnova, Justin Farrell, and Ruha Benjamin) received 17 submissions which included a wide variety of topics and methodologies, reflecting the vibrancy of SKAT! The committee gave an honorable mention to Angela Frederick for “Risky Mothers and the Normalcy Project: Women with Disabilities…
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SKAT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Want to get involved in SKAT governance? Now’s your chance! In Spring 2019, SKAT will hold elections for 2 Council Members (3-year term), 1 Student Representative (2-year term), and 1 Chair Elect (1-year term). Please send nominations and contact information, including self nominations, to Laurel Smith-Doerr (Chair, Nominations Committee) by January 6, 2019.
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Interview with Shobita Parthasarathy
In October 2017, Jennifer Singh had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Shobita Parthasarathy, Professor of Public Policy and Women’s Studies, and Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, at the University of Michigan. Jennifer met with Shobita while she was visiting Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy to discuss her recent…
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Call for Nominations
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SKAT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Want to get involved in SKAT governance? Now’s your chance! In Spring 2018, SKAT will hold elections for 2 Council Members (3-year term) and 1 Student Representative (2-year term). Please send nominations and contact information, including self nominations, to Scott Frickel (Chair, Nominations Committee) by…
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