Global ETD Search
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Showing 1 to 20 of 240 for “"Technology Studies"”.
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Gaston Bachelard's scientific philosophy: an approach to science and technology studies
… that American scholars pursue today in Science Studies.
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Beyond Prediction: Climate Change Adaptation, Science & Technology Studies (STS), and Transformational Change
… of adaptation. This thesis applies Science and Technology Studies (STS) theories as a complementary means of explaining such outcomes. Chapter 1 introduces the stakes of adaptation, the concerns brought by critical adaptation scholars, and the potential benefits of STS for advancing adaptation …
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Spatializing science and technology studies : exploring the role of GIS and interactive social research
… study based on the interplay between science, technology and society in order to inform the design of knowledge exploration systems. It provides a rationale for the integration of science knowledge, geographic information, with digital libraries to build knowledge and awareness about …
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The Structure of Meta-Scientific Claims: Toward a Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies
… about science within the field of science and technology studies (STS). The social constructivist invocation to put science in "context" necessarily implies a logic of justification. Made explicit, this logic of justification provides a basis on which to adjudicate meta-scientific claims. The …
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"Doing" Theory and Practice: Steps Toward a More Productive Relationship Between Science and Technology Studies and Nontraditional Science Education Practices
… Literacy (SL), and the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS), using ethnographic work with the Choices and Challenges Project at Virginia Tech as a "point of entry" (Smith 1987) for a broader discussion. It points to the difficulty of "doing" theory and practice at the same time. …
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At the Margins of Modern Science: Leviathan and the Air-Pump as a Case Study for Meta-analysis of Contemporary Science and Technology Studies
… on its reception and its standing in science and technology studies in the fifteen years since its publication. This work claims to be an "origins" story for the modern form of life that we now call the scientific community, and this claim has not itself been contested strongly by other scholars. …
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Latinas in telecommunications: intersectional experiences in the Bell system
… a story of Latinas entering the information technology fields, but rather an analysis of the ways in which Latinas were engaged or neglected during the EEOC v. AT&T case and subsequent consent decree, and the analysis by Latinas of their experiences in telecommunications. I explore the …
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An exploration of professional self concepts in science communication
… from the sociology of professions to science and technology studies. It also considers organisational contexts and country specifics as major influencing factors and includes these in comparative frameworks. By triangulating data from different sources the dissertation offers broad insights not …
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Technological innovation in forest harvesting
Scholars in science and technology studies have long been concerned with a variety of issues revolving around technological change, such as explaining the origins of technological innovation and arguing for or against technological determinism. This thesis reviews a number of theoretical models …
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Epistemic Theatres: The Dramaturgy of Knowledge in Twenty-First Century Theatre
… theatre and performance literature, science and technology studies, and art theory to attend the distinctive dramaturgical features of lecture-performance and other contemporary examples of epistemic theatres. After theorizing their roots, their causes, and their objectives, I build on the …
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Remediated pilgrimage to the Shrine of Imam Reza
… sociotechnical configurations within Science and Technology Studies (STS) to the domain of pilgrimage, and 2) gain a deeper understanding of pilgrimage through the lens of STS. The site of my research is the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashad, Iran. This thesis looks at remediations of pilgrimage at …
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Critical Technologies: The United States Department of Defense Efforts to Shape Technology Development After the Cold War - A Discourse and Network Analysis
… spends over $10 billion on its science and technology development efforts. While deemed an investment by proponents (and beneficiaries) technology development programs are particularly vulnerable in times of budget cuts. As the government moves forward with efforts to reduce spending the …
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Constructing colonialism: medicine, technology, and the frontier nursing service
… of colonialism of by scholars in Appalachian Studies and Science and Technology Studies, and suggests new directions which might be undertaken this area.
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Just Another PR Tactic?: Discourse, Expertise, and Social License in the “License to Farm” Campaign
… practice? The project relies on the science and technology studies framework and draws on critiques of industrial farming. I employ a mixed methodology including critical discourse analysis and Actor Network Theory. The project uncovers how the License to Farm campaign is less about educating the …
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Betwixt the Popular and Academic: The Histories and Origins of Memetics
… case study in the realm of science and technology studies. Furthermore, this project underscores how the development of fields and disciplines is thoroughly intertwined with a larger social, cultural, and historical milieu.
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“We need to save civilization first”: examining the role of cyberlibertarian design in the disinformation culture of Reddit’s /r/The_Donald
… utilizing a framework rooted in both science and technology studies and critical theories of the media. To that end, the dissertation examines the form and content of the subreddit, beginning from its inception in 2015, and culminating with the apex of its prominence in the public consciousness …
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Designing for voice in the vacuum : property in citizenship for democratic equality for future spacefarers
… spacefarers. By considering perspectives on technology studies, group psychological processes, and legal institutions I explore the question of democratic equality in space from multiple perspectives. I suggest that contemporary discussions of designs for future spacefaring society should …
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Critical breaking
Utilizing critical and feminist science and technology studies methods, this thesis offers a new framework, called critical breaking, to allow for reflective and critical examination and analysis of instances of error, breakdown, and failure in digital systems. This framework has three key analytic …
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Explorations in additive, associative design : an assemblage of collective use of forms for part of the M.I.T. West Campus
… does not include detailed or extensive building technology studies. The first part of this thesis - "WORDS" represents a brief look at associative additive environments and their generative principles respectively . The second part - "WORK", in the form of form- making exercises, is a …
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