Art, Artifacts and the Truth Machine: Mike Lynch, Past and Future

Session Submission Type: Traditional (Closed) Panel

Abstract

The 2016 Bernal Prize was awarded to Michael Lynch (Cornell STS) for long-term and influential contributions to Science and Technology Studies, and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Lynch served as 4S President from 2008 to 2009, and as editor of the journal Social Studies of Science for ten years. His books include Art and Artifact in Laboratory Science (1985), Representation in Scientific Practice (Revisited)(1990/2014), Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action (1993), and Truth Machine: The Contentious History of DNA Fingerprinting (2008). This session will recount and honor Lynch’s contributions, providing an opportunity to reflect on both the past and possible futures for STS and 4S.

Sub Unit

• 4S Annual Meeting

Chair

• Kim Fortun, University of California Irvine

Discussant

• Michael Lynch, Cornell Univ.

Individual Presentations

• Gary Downy, commenting on Michael Lynch - Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

• Joan Fujimura, commenting on Michael Lynch - Joan Fujimura, University Of Wisconsin-Madison

• Alan Irwin, commenting on Michael Lynch - Alan Irwin, Copenhagen Business School

• Martina Merz, commenting on Michael Lynch - Martina Merz, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria