After a long peer review process, we received nice news before the end of the year that our article “Reflections on Turkish Personal Data Protection Law and Genetic Data in Focus Group Discussions” (with a comparison of different acts regarding genetic information that are in force in the EU, the USA, and China) has now […]
Category: Science, Technology and Society
COVID Anlatıları: Cinsiyet ve Hastalığın Sosyal Deneyimi
COVID-19 ile ilgili konuşmaya hazır mısınız? 18 yaş ve üzeri katılımcılar arıyoruz… COVID-19 sürecinin toplumsal etkilerini araştırdığımız projemiz için 18 yaş ve üzeri kadın katılımcılar arıyoruz. Görüşmelerimiz Zoom üzerinden yapılacak ve 20-30 dakika kadar sürecektir. Çalışmamızın etik kurul onayı vardır ve katılımcılar anonim kalacaktır. Katılmak isterseniz bize aşağıda belirtilen email adresimizden ulaşabilirsiniz. Desteğiniz için çok […]
New publication: 3D printed children’s prostheses as enabling technology? The experience of children with upper limb body differences
I am happy to share my new publication: Şahinol, M. (2022), “3D printed children’s prostheses as enabling technology? The experience of children with upper limb body differences”, Journal of Enabling Technologies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JET-02-2022-0017 Abstract Purpose This paper examines the extent to which 3D printed children’s prostheses function as enabling technology. The focus lies […]
Sammelband: Upgrades der Natur, künftige Körper. Interdisziplinäre und internationale Perspektiven
Upgrades der Natur, künftige Körper Interdisziplinäre und internationale Perspektiven >>> https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-658-31597-9.pdf Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts verändert sich durch Entdeckungen und Entwicklungen in Feldern wie den Neurotechnologien und der Hirnforschung, der Gentechnik und synthetischen Biologie, der Prothetik und den Nanotechnologien auch unser Verständnis der Natur und des Menschseins. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es das Ziel […]
New guest edited Special Sections: Manufacturing Life (Part I & II), Journal: NanoEthics. Studies of New and Emerging Technologies
“Manufacturing Life” is the topic of the latest two special sections of the journal NanoEthics. Studies of New and Emerging Technologies (https://link.springer.com/journal/11569), which are guest edited by Diego Compagna and Melike Şahinol. Research and insights about the (re‑)constructions of living beings through practices in life sciences and technology with a focus on cultural, ethical and […]
Panelprogramm: “Theoretische Polarisierungen zwischen Humanismen und Post-/Trans-Humanismen”, Dienstag, 27.09.2022, Universität Bielefeld
Veranstaltung der Sektion Soziologie des Körpers und des Sports Panel: Theoretische Polarisierungen zwischen Humanismen und Post-/Trans-Humanismen Dienstag, 27.09.2022: 14:15 – 17:00 Uhr / Raum: X-E0-202, Universität Bielefeld Organisation: Hanna Göbel (Hamburg), Melike Şahinol (Istanbul) Programm Begrüßung und Einführung: Hanna Göbel (Hamburg), Melike Şahinol (Istanbul) Session 1 (Moderation: Melike Şahinol) Justus Pötzsch (Universität Mainz): Der menschliche Körper zwischen technischer Überwindung und irdischer Verwurzelung. Polarisierte Körperbilder in […]
Advisory board member of “Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements”
I am very pleased to have joined the advisory board of Teknokultura. Teknokultura is one of the preeminent forums for academic writing on society, politics, and digital culture. It is sponsored by the prestigious Universidad de Complutense in Madrid. The journal is peer-reviewed and open sourced, and regularly publishes in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
9-10 Eylül: STS “Doğa ve Kültür Ayrımının Ötesinde” konulu konferansı (Türk-Alman Üniversitesi, Beykoz/ Istanbul)
9-10 Eylül gerçekleşecek olan Türk-Alman Üniversitesi olarak DAAD ve Bielefeld Üniversitesi işbirliği ile düzenlenen STS “Doğa ve Kültür Ayrımının Ötesinde” konulu konferansına katılımı için kayıtlar başlamıştır. 9 Eylül, Cuma, saat 9:45-16:00 konuşmacılar: Prof. Dr. Thomas Lemke Doç. Dr. Valentin Rauer Dr. Melike Şahinol Dr. Emine Öncüler Yayalar Dr. Emre Sünter Dr. Eylül Alnıaçık Özyer 10 […]
Art-Science Interaction publication “Cyborg Encounters”
I am happy to share that an Art-Science Interaction publication I co-authored with my students has been published: Okay, A.M., Taşdizen, B., McKinnon Bell, C.J. Topdal, B.D., Şahinol, M. Cyborg Encounters: Three Art-Science Interactions. Nanoethics (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-022-00423-0 Applause to the students who created such great thought-provoking pieces – and two of them are directly Turkey-related! […]
Access and tinkering: designing assistive technologies as political practice–A discussion with Zeynep Karagöz, Thomas Miebach and Daniel Wessolek
Happy to share that our publication “Access and tinkering: designing assistive technologies as political practice” I co-authored with my colleagues from the research network “Dis/Abilities and Digital Media” funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has been published on Emerald Insight: Bieling, T., Şahinol, M., Stock, R. and Wiechern, A. (2022), “Access and tinkering: designing assistive technologies […]