Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010) was an American sociologist. She specialized in the study of information in modern society; information worlds; information infrastructure; classification and standardization; sociology of science; sociology of work and the history of science, medicine, technology, and communication/information systems. She commonly used the qualitative methods methodology and feminist theory approach. She was also known for developing the co… WebThe talk is an example of the "human-infrastructure interface", and presents some theoretical and ethical challenges to designers of collaborative information systems. …

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WebSusAN LEIGH STAR. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1999. Pp. xii+377. $29.95 (cloth). ISBN 0-262-0426106. Information workers of all stripes-professionals, academics, and those … WebSusan 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 prac ... This volume … hotels near 11 mile reservoir

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WebInfrastructure is both relational and ecological—it means different things to different groups and it is part of the balance of action, tools, and the built environment, inseparable from them. It also is frequently mundane to the point of boredom, involving things such as … WebSusan Leigh Star, University of California San Diego Follow Abstract By bringing together science studies, information science and ethnographic fieldwork in interdisciplinary … WebSusan Leigh Star and Karen Ruhleder ... Star and Ruhleder “Steps toward an Ecology of Infrastructure” 6/12/2005 2 Abstract We analyze a large-scale custom software effort, the … lil wayne purple bape hoodie