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Official presence of Science, Knowledge and Technology (SKAT) Section, A Section of the American Sociological Association Learn more: http://asaskat.com

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Fall 2025 SKAT Newsletter Announcement Submission Dear SKAT Section Members, If you have any announcement you would like to be included in the Fall 2025 SKAT Newsletter, please use the form below to submit details. Announcements include new articles...

πŸ”Š Do you have a new publication, announcement, or call that you would like to publicize to the SKAT community?

Please use this Google Form so we can include it in our Fall newsletter: forms.gle/LfdzYC6roSYL...

03.10.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season 2, Episode 5: Claire Decoteau on the COVID-19 Emergency and the Failure of Pandemic Response - The Global Health Politics Podcast In this podcast episode, Joseph Harris sits down with University of Illinois-Chicago Professor of Sociology Claire Decoteau. They discuss her latest book - Emergency: COVID-19 and the Uneven Valuation...

Check out the latest @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social conversation with @uicpublichealth.bsky.social Professor Claire Decoteau talking about her new @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Emergency. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & below globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2364394/epis...

01.10.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Next week, @fuzheng.bsky.social and I will workshop our paper on public perception of AI evaluation in China based on a national survey. If you are at NYC - come and say hi!

12.09.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gametic Politics Workshop Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century

***Call for Papers***

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A workshop for early-career researchers organized by Rene Almeling and Sarah Richardson.

April 16-17, 2026
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Details and application form:
www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...

04.09.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m so grateful for the committee who recognized our paper, which was a wonderful collaboration with @cyberlyra.bsky.social marrying insights from two in-depth ethnographic projects to examine how time and money are weaponized for political agendas in govt.

23.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“ Our #LongCovid in Brazil paper is out in Sociology of Health & Illness: "Contested Illness and Alternative Expertise Networks in Global Health: Post-COVID Syndrome in Brazil"

(w/ Renan GonΓ§alves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

22.08.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Democracy" is not the opposite of "technocracy" Consulting regular people as opposed to experts does not make something more "democratic." Democracy is an ethos. Advocates should justify policy preferences by describing the value tradeoffs.

New post on my Substack about why the dichotomy between "democracy" and "technocracy" is a false one that is premised on a definition of "democracy" as public input as opposed to expert input. computingandsociety.substack.com/p/democracy-.... Thread below.

19.08.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for this enormous honor!!!

12.08.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

As well as outgoing Past Chair Jill Fisher for her tireless work leading our Fundraising Committee.

If you would like to volunteer for a SKAT committee this coming year, please reach out to Claire Decoteau!

13.08.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And we thank our outgoing council members for their service:

Larry Au @larryau.bsky.social
Natalie Aviles @nataliebaviles.bsky.social
Catherine Lee
Ni'Shele Jackson
Mira Vale

#ASA2025

13.08.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’Ό We will be welcoming new council members this year:

Council (2 year)
Catherine Tan @catherinetan.bsky.social
Luciana de Souza Leao
Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social

Student Reps (1 year)
Mary Shi
Jorge Ochoa @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social

#ASA2025

13.08.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘ Thank you to our outgoing SKAT Section Chair Janet Vertesi for all her work!

We also welcome Claire Decoteau who will be Chair this coming year, and Rene Almeling who will be Chair-Elect.

#ASA2025

13.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Carlo Sariego

Feeling inspired to get back on here after a really really fun #ASA2025 so making my obligatory β€œI am on the job market” post! I study the power politics of bodies, borders and babies w/ a current focus on trans reproduction. Read more at Carlosariego.com

12.08.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new book and I are both happy to be at #ASA2025 with @ucpress.bsky.social open access!

09.08.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A smiling brown trans woman with short hair and glasses, standing at a table covered with yellow tablecloth and surrounded by books. She is wearing a red and white kuffiyeh and black pants, and she is holding a book called THE AI CON.

A smiling brown trans woman with short hair and glasses, standing at a table covered with yellow tablecloth and surrounded by books. She is wearing a red and white kuffiyeh and black pants, and she is holding a book called THE AI CON.

The AI Con at #ASA2025! Grab a copy at the @harperbooks.bsky.social exhibit.

(w/ @emilymbender.bsky.social)

09.08.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Took home a couple of ASA book awards this week alongside the brilliant @lizchiarello.bsky.social πŸ“š at @asaskat.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

#SpacesOnTheSpectrum (@columbiaup.bsky.social)
#PolicingPatients (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

13.08.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you to all our awards committee chairs, members, and nominators for sending in so many great submissions this year! Keep an eye out for next year’s call for award nominations later in the Fall.

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#ASA2025 Robert K. Merton Book Award Honorable Mention:

Elizabeth Chiarello:
@lizchiarello.bsky.social
β€œPolicing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis”
@princetonupress.bsky.social

πŸ”—: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

12.08.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASA2025 Robert K. Merton Book Award:

Catherine Tan:
@catherinetan.bsky.social
β€œSpaces on the Spectrum: How Autism Movements Resist Experts and Create Knowledge”
@columbiaup.bsky.social

πŸ”—: cup.columbia.edu/book/spaces-...

12.08.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Clarno, Andy | Sociology | University of Illinois Chicago

#ASA2025 Emancipatory Practice Award Honorable Mention:

Policing in Chicago Research Group (PCRG), University of Illinois Chicago

πŸ”—: soc.uic.edu/profiles/and...

12.08.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASA2025 Emancipatory Practice Award:

Jennifer James, University of California, San Francisco

πŸ”—: amp.profiles.ucsf.edu/jennifer.james

12.08.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASA2025 Ida B. Wells-Troy Duster Award:

Shannon Malone Gonzalez and Yasmiyn Irizarry:
β€œInvestigating Invisible Encounters: Mapping The Margins Of Police Violence Against Black Women”

12.08.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Resource Bind: System Failure and Legitimacy Threats in Sociotechnical Organizations | Sociologica

#ASA2025 Star-Nelkin Paper Award Honorable Mention:

Janet Vertesi and danah Boyd:
@cyberlyra.bsky.social @zephoria.bsky.social
β€œThe Resource Bind: System Failure and Legitimacy Threats in Sociotechnical Organizations Authors”

πŸ”—: doi.org/10.6092/issn...

12.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reiterated Fact-Making: Explaining Transformation and Continuity in Scientific Facts - Daniel Navon, 2024 Scientific facts are an essential element of modern life. Yet, despite an abundance of illuminating work in science and technology studies (STS), we lack a rigo...

#ASA2025 Star-Nelkin Paper Award Co-Winner:

Daniel Navon:
β€œReiterated Fact-Making: Explaining Transformation and Continuity in Scientific Facts”

πŸ”—: doi.org/10.1177/0003...

12.08.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASA2025 Star-Nelkin Paper Award Co-Winner:

Nicole Foti:
β€œBeyond biomedical institutions: An ethnographic study of community science and the rise of alternative therapeutic imaginaries”

πŸ”—: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

12.08.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ† SKAT #ASA2025 Awards! Congratulations to the following recipients:

Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award

Xiaogao Zhou: β€œCare in transition: Global norms, transnational adaptation, and family-centered gender-affirming care in China”

πŸ”—: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

12.08.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs | City University of New York

Come join me @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social new BRES Program (hiring 2 senior profs) - cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
#ASA2025

12.08.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to all our SKAT roundtable participants, session organizers, discussants, and presenters for sharing your work the past two days! #ASA2025

12.08.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you @nataliebaviles.bsky.social and Santiago Molina for organizing last night’s SKAT reception! #ASA2025

12.08.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight! #ASA2025

11.08.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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