Abstract

The introduction to this volume connects the burgeoning academic field of science and technology studies (STS) with studies into the technologies of deafness; examples of such technologies include genomics, cochlear implantation, sign language corpora, educational tracking systems, and mobile communications. The subsequent articles all bear witness to the extensive interweaving of advanced technologies, scientific knowledge, deafness and sign language. The papers brought together in this special issue were presented at two prominent international conferences: the annual meeting called “Ways of Knowing” held by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), in Montreal from October 11–13, 2007; and the annual meeting called “Acting with Science, Technology and Medicine,” held jointly by 4S and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) in Rotterdam from August 20–23, 2008.

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