Laura Watts: 3 books

Book cover of Energy at the End of the World

Energy at the End of the World

An Orkney Islands Saga

by Laura Watts
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world. The islands of Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, are closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Surrounded by fierce seas and shrouded by clouds and mist, the islands seem to mark the edge...
Book cover of Subversion, Conversion, Development

Subversion, Conversion, Development

Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchange and the Politics of Design

by Laura Watts, Gregers Petersen, Michael Christie
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014

Explorations of design, use, and reuse of information technology in diverse historical and cultural contexts. This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-oriented notions...
Book cover of digitalSTS

digitalSTS

A Field Guide for Science & Technology Studies

by Janet Vertesi, David Ribes, Laura Forlano
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019

Scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to study virtual environments, use computational tools in their research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in...
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