CfP | Books on Transnationalizing Theory in Science and Technology Studies
The Transnationalizing Theory in Science and Technology Studies Series is a groundbreaking intervention in the global landscape of Science and Technology Studies (STS). It proposes a much-needed expansion of the theoretical canon by showcasing conceptual work developed in regions historically peripheral to the field’s dominant Euro-American centers. Building on the momentum of increased scholarly transnationalization, the collection seeks to establish a series of edited books—each devoted to a different regional constellation such as Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, South Asia, and Africa—that foregrounds local theoretical contributions. This initiative responds to the “constructivist paradox” at the heart of STS: the simultaneous celebration of knowledge’s situatedness and the reproduction of a universalizing, Northern-centric canon. In doing so, the series aims not only to provincialize dominant STS narratives but also to reconfigure the field through plural, multilingual, and globally entangled modes of theorization.
See more information here: https://link.springer.com/series/60142
Please contact us at lerome@azc.uam.mx, noela@ufpr.br, or kfortun@uci.edu
If you are attending the 4S Conference in Seattle, please join the editors of the book series and Marion Duval from Palgrave for an informative meetup on Friday, Sept. 5 at 12:30 p.m. The first book in the series, Latin American Breakthroughs in STS Theory, edited by Noela Invernizzi and Leandro Rodriguez Medina, will be launched at the conference.
