Coming PHD-course "Introduction to STS, 8 ECTS" March - April 2026 in Linköping, Sweden

The course is an introduction to several key theorizations in the field of Science and Technology Studies. In addition to reading and discussing key texts, the course participants will also be familiarized with the criticism and debate surrounding key theoretical positions of the field. The course is designed to provide ample opportunities for reflection and discussion of perspectives, theories, and concepts in STS, particularly as they relate to the course participants’ own research interests. Lecturers include Steve Woolgar, Anna Storm, Harald Rohracher, Lisa Guntram, Maria Eidenskog, Sergiu Novac, and Linus Ekman Burgman.

The course admits a limited number of PhD students. If you’re interested in enrolling, please e-mail Linus Ekman Burgman (linus.ekman.burgman@liu.se) by January 23rd with a brief (max 1 page in total) description of yourself, the topic of your PhD thesis, and your expectations of the course. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out the following week. 

The course will take place on Campus Valla, Linköping University, Sweden. Participants are expected to attend all sessions.

PART I: THE BASICS

Wednesday March 18th 10.15-12.00 Historicizing Technosciense (Storm) + 13.15-15.00 Provocations (Woolgar)

Thursday March 19th 10.15-12.00 Thinking Otherwise (Woolgar) + 13.15-15.00 Sociotechnical System Users (Rohracher)

PART II: TECHNOSCIENCE AND POWER 

Wednesday March 25th 10.15-12.00 Multiplicity and Markets (Ekman Burgman) + 13.15-15.00 Feminist Technoscience (Guntram)

Thursday March 26th 10.15-12.00 Care (Eidenskog) + 13.15-15.00 Post-colonialism (Novac)

PART III: EPILOGUE 

Wednesday April 15th 10.15-12.00 and 13.15-15.00 Essay Seminars

Thursday April 16th 10.15-12.00 and 13.15-15.00 Essay Seminars and Wrap up