[Ssnet_list] October Controversies | RSVP to Mixer, New S+T@UW Website, Interview w/ Leah Ceccarelli, & AI's "Thingness"

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

Hey everyone,

The leaves are finally turning, and we can turn, too, to announcements for
the UW STSS community. This October, they thematically dovetail around
controversy—or disagreement about something important to many.

*Fall 2024 Research Mixer & Website Launch Party* 🥳🥳🥳 *REMINDER*
Join our in-person gathering for intellectual conversation about your work
and a celebration of the new STSS website! Optional no-host happy hour
afterward.
*Event:* October 23, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM in Communication 126 | UW
Seattle. What’s the debate? Whether or not we should extend the RSVP
deadline?? RSVP now
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfBfoFS3mFsHenS40EWz04fa6YsJoxGr062fH8wy4V6BLfEg/viewform>

*Society + Technology at UW Website Launches!* 🥳🥳🥳
www.societyandtechnology.uw.edu
The new cross-campus program, which includes STSS (and many of you!), now
has a website! Society + Technology at UW seeks to strengthen ties across
UW's campuses, research areas, and disciplines around research, teaching,
and learning about society and technology. Be sure to check out:
👉 The history <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/history/>
of the program
👉 The incredible Affiliate network
<https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/affiliates-2/> | 60+
researchers and 30+ programs—your future research collaborators?
👉 Calendar <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/calendar/>

| Add S+T Affiliate events to your personal calendars with a click

👉 *Conversations with Society + Technology
<https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/conversations/>* | Meet
the S+T Affiliate network, parasocially. The first episode features an
interview with STSS Director Leah Ceccarelli and covers the manufacture of
controversies (disagreement when there was none), whether scientists should
be arrested for being bad communicators (!), and how to argue with
fraudsters (!!). Go to the interview <www.societyandtechnology.uw.edu>

*Is AI an Uncontroversial 'Thing'?*
The next First Monday STSS reading group is next Monday. Discuss with our
October host, David Ribes (HCDE), who has selected a five-page article by
STS/HCI all-star Lucy Suchman, titled "The Uncontroversial ‘Thingness’ of
AI" in *Big Data & Society*. Learn more about First Monday
<https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/first-monday/>.

If controversies signal that something is collectively important,
discussions keep us heated. Here’s to staying warm this fall.

All my best,
Monika Sengul-Jones
STSS Intellectual Life
First Monday Co-Facilitator
Program Manager, Society + Technology at UW
Hosted by the UW Tech Policy Lab



Previously in STSS:
-- 
Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to announce that the Science, Technology, and Society Studies
(STSS) <https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/> website has been redone!

https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/

The former STSS site has been archived (here
<https://web.archive.org/web/20240521111509/https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/>
and
offline). The Science Studies Network website may soon be archived as well;
the new STSS website is the homepage for the program and the community!

While I hope you check out the new site, here are a few highlights:

*People <https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/people/>. *The faculty of STSS
are now in full color! Thank you for your service to the program. Faculty,
if you have questions or would like to get more involved, please reach out
to Leah Ceccarelli at cecc at uw.edu

*Get involved <https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/get-involved/>. *As a
field, program, and community, the Get Involved
<https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/get-involved/>page shows the range of
ways to get involved in STSS -- as an advisor, student, or a curious
community member -- across UW. Spread the word!

*First Monday STSS <https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/first-monday/> *Our
new reading group has a page! Learn more about our rotating host model and
join us to discuss one article or chapter in STS every month. All are
welcome to attend. For Fall 2024, we've adjusted the meeting time to 11:30a
- 12:20 pm. If you are not on the mailing list for the reading group yet,
email mmjones at uw.edu to request to join.

*Announcements
<https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/category/stss-community/> *News about
events, upcoming programs, and announcements for faculty (e.g. send over
your STSS classes to be listed on the Courses
<https://depts.washington.edu/stsst/courses/> page) will be posted here.
Now that the new website is launched, I will cross-post announcements on
this listserv. If you'd like to make an announcement on the website, please
reach out to me at mmjones at uw.edu


All my best,
Monika Sengul-Jones
STSS Intellectual Life
First Monday Co-Facilitator
Program Manager, Society + Technology at UW
Hosted by the UW Tech Policy Lab
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