Science, Technology and Medicine in Society (STeMiS), Uncategorized

Platforming environmental imagery: the increasing role of algorithms in ordering knowledge.

Written by Warren Pearce Top Google Images search results for [climate change] in six different countries. Source. Environmental imagery online How does one represent something that is both as ubiquitous and abstract as ‘the environment’? This question is becoming ever-more important and urgent, as human-caused environmental damage becomes increasingly serious and debates about political choices… Continue reading Platforming environmental imagery: the increasing role of algorithms in ordering knowledge.

Social Inequalities and Social Ordering

The End of Aspiration? Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects

This post was written by Duncan Exley in December 2019 Justine Greening is indisputably a social mobility success story. But when she – the daughter of a Rotherham steelworker who went on to become Education Secretary – first mentioned “social mobility” to her parents, her mum asked whether she was talking about “scooters for people… Continue reading The End of Aspiration? Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects

Everyday Life and Critical Diversities

A Sociological Walk: Kelham Island

This post was written by Chris Schimkowsky, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield in August 2019. For their recent event on the 21st of June, the Everyday Life and Critical Diversities research cluster tried out something a little different: a sociological walk around Kelham Island. Organised by Lauren White and Dr Katherine Davies, the… Continue reading A Sociological Walk: Kelham Island