Boundary Objects and Beyond: Working with Leigh Star

by Stefan Timmermans, Adele E. Clarke, Ellen Balka

Book Overview

The multifaceted work of the late Susan Leigh Star is explored through a selection of her writings and essays by friends and colleagues.

Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010) was one of the most influential science studies scholars of the last several decades. In her work, Star highlighted the messy practices of discovering science, asking hard questions about the marginalizing as well as the liberating powers of science and technology. In the landmark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262528088
• ISBN13: 9780262528085
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher