* Deadline extended to 29 January*
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
STS Conference Graz 2018, "Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies"
GRAZ, AUSTRIA, May 7-8, 2018
The STS Conference Graz 2018 is the joint Annual Conference of the Science, Technology and Society Unit - Graz University of Technology, the Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture (IFZ) and the Institute of Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS).
We invite interested researchers in the areas of science, technology and society studies and sustainability studies to give presentations. The conference provides a forum to discuss on a broad variety of topics in these fields – especially abstracts are encouraged which refer to aspects of the conference themes and sessions.
For submitting your abstract, please use the online form on the conference website: http://sts-conference-graz.tugraz.at
Submission Deadline: January 29, 2018
Notification of abstract acceptance: until mid-February 2018
Kind regards
Michaela Jahrbacher
Mag. Michaela Jahrbacher
Conference Organisation
TU Graz – Graz University of Technology
Science, Technology and Society Unit
Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science
Schloegelgasse 2
8010 Graz - Austria
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
http://sts-conference-graz.tugraz.at
Am 10.01.2018 um 06:58 schrieb Egger Stefanie <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I am organising a session related to „Design and Sustainability“ at the 17th Annual STS Conference Graz 2018. Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies. (Graz, Austria; 7-8 May 2018).
> I kindly invite you to submit abstracts for presentations and discussions and I would be happy to meet you in Graz this May!
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> Deadline for submitting abstracts: 19 January 2018
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> Call for abstracts / abstract submission at
> https://conference.aau.at/event/143/page/23
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> Best regards,
> Stefanie Egger
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> S23: STS – Design – Sustainability
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> Stefanie EGGER (Alpen-Adria Universitaet Klagenfurt |Wien Graz), Austria
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> The technical world we are surrounded by is conceived of and created by humans: engineers, designers and architects of all fashion. From urban planning to everyday objects to creating a digital landscape – one of the most important challenges for designers today is to help create a more sustainable world. However, looking only at the world of artifacts – the technical world – may not be enough for those who want to promote shifts towards sustainability. We design the things, but we design for human use. So we need concepts and thinking tools that don´t separate the technical from the social. Combining findings from Design Research activities and Science and Technology Studies may be vital both for STS research and for Design for Sustainability.
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> This session wants to challenge technically focused approaches to design and at the same time strengthen connections between Design Research and research in Science and Technology Studies. The session especially welcomes papers addressing one of the following questions:
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> What can designers do in order to encourage more sustainable behavior? Bearing in mind that users and objects configure each other, how can we harness this processes of co-onfiguration for sustainable design? How can STS perspectives help designers to implement sustainable products and practices? What are the thinking tools we need for sustainable design? All types of research tackling sustainability design issues as well as challenging frameworks of meaning and contexts of practice are welcome in this session.
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> KEYWORDS: design, sustainability, EcoDesign, design research
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