MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Sep 3, 2018
Studies of Science & Technology: Torn Between Scholarship and Politics?

Wiebe E. Bijker will use a small research project on the practices of rice farming and the history of agriculture in India to discuss more general questions about the societal relevance of historical and social studies of science and technology and the ensuing tensions between scholarship and societal engagement.

Organizer(s)
Address
MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room
Room 265
2018-09-03T16:30:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2018-09-03 16:30:00 2018-09-03 18:00:00 Studies of Science & Technology: Torn Between Scholarship and Politics? Wiebe E. Bijker will use a small research project on the practices of rice farming and the history of agriculture in India to discuss more general questions about the societal relevance of historical and social studies of science and technology and the ensuing tensions between scholarship and societal engagement. MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Room 265 Annapurna MamidipudiDagmar Schäfer Annapurna MamidipudiDagmar Schäfer Europe/Berlin public