Dear colleagues,
With sadness we learned that on July, 28 last year, Michel Callon, one of the main figuresof STS / ANT research, has passed away. Among his rich and broad oeuvre, his seminal scallops-study has challenged and transformed STS empirical methodology fundamentally. The "Marine STS"-group honors Michel's legacy by discussing this key study and it's impact on STS yestarday and still. We cordially invite you to join us online on
22 January 2026 16.00-17.00 o'clock CET
to a
Public discussion on Callon’s seminal study “Some elements of a sociology of translation: Domestication of the scallops and the fishermen of St Brieuc Bay” (1984) with Kristin Asdal (Oslo), Endre Dányi (Munich), Jörg Niewöhner (Munich), Cornelius Schubert (Dortmund), Estrid Sørensen (Bochum). Chair: Tanja Bogusz (Hannover)
Please join via zoom:
https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/65423852236?pwd=i60xRbBpCZxI8TSCUTlwrv8bkcd816.1
Meeting-ID: 654 2385 2236 Code: marineart
No registration needed.
With best wishes for 2026,
Tanja | Bogusz for the Marine STS group
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Obituary Michel Callon CSI Paris: https://www.csi.minesparis.psl.eu/en/featured-articles/michel-callon-1945-2025/
Marine STS group (to be updated :) https://marinestsing.com/ueber/
Marine STS Programme 2025-2026 - find attached.
-- Prof. Dr. Tanja Bogusz | Heisenberg-Professur für Makrosoziologie und Soziologische Wissenschaftsforschung | Leibniz-Universität Hannover | Lange Laube 32 | 30159 Hannover | +49 511 762 14550 | t.bo...@ish.uni-hannover.de