Beyond Crisis: Science and Technology Studies in the Age of Emergency

Environmental crisis, financial crisis, states of emergency and urgency. Crisis forms the backdrop of contemporary debates about the role of science and technology in society. Is there a "beyond crisis" when the concept itself has shaped so many of the critical tools in the humanities and social sciences? This graduate student panel will consider the insights that STS theories and methods bring to bear on discussions of various political, environmental, and financial crises in the present.

Presenting:
Nick Caverly (Anthropology) "Detroit, Crisis City"
Nishita Trisal (Anthropology) "Managing Risk and Volatility in Kashmir's Economy"
James Arnott (Sustainability and Environment) "The Sustainability Crisis and the Science Crisis"

Discussant:
Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Center for Internet & Society, Delhi, India