The Feminist STS and Social Justice Working Group is hosting a Zoom talk with Amit Prasad, Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He'll discuss his book, Science Studies Meets Colonialism (Polity 2022).
About the book: “The field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exists independently of human society, interpretation, and action. However, the multiple significant ways in which colonial legacies impact and shape this project have often remained out of sight at the edges of the discipline.
In this important book, Amit Prasad seeks to rectify this erasure, demonstrating that problematic idealized imaginaries of science, scientists, and the scientific realm can be traced back to the birth of "modern science" during European colonialism. Such visions of science and technology have undergirded the imagination of the West (and thus of its others), constructing hierarchies of technological innovation and scientific value, but also unexpectedly leaving society vulnerable to contemporary threats of misinformation and conspiracy theories, as has been strikingly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic.” (Polity)
This STS Book Talk is organized by Dr. Liliana Gil as part of the Comparative Studies Seminar in Technology and Culture and is open to the entire OSU community. To receive the Zoom link, please pre-register through the link below with your OSU email. Participants may also opt for joining in person to attend the Zoom discussion in Hagerty Hall 451.
This event is free and open to the public. Supported by the Feminist Science and Technology Studies & Social Justice Working Group, the Humanities Institute and the Department of Comparative Studies.
This is the first of a series of three events called STS Book Talks. The other two talks will be sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies later this semester.
To RSVP for Zoom attendance, follow this link.
