Workshop conference on Science and Technology Studies in Hungary
Workshop conference on Science and Technology Studies in Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The two-day conference, organized by András Novoszáth and Márton Fabók, was sponsored by the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology. The conference was launched with a keynote lecture by Zsuzsa Gille, followed by five ‘‘tone-setting” lectures on broader topics (politics, nature, space, the body, the economy) and their possible links to STS. Two panels followed in the afternoon, and the next day there were three panel session, most panels hosting four presentations each, which added up to 45 presentations altogether. There was a colorful range of panels, from info- communication technologies to body and spirit, from gender in science to assistive technologies and disabilities. Day one finished with a discussion on STS in Hungary and abroad, and the conference had a closing summary panel and a meeting of the organizers of the STS network.

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