I’m thrilled to share that my latest correspondence article is out in Nature. In it, I argue that children’s meaningful, age-appropriate participation should be central to the development and evaluation of health technologies. Children should be involved in health technologies not merely as “users,” but as citizen co-researchers. The article is available here: Şahinol M. […]
Category: Additive Manufacturing
Reflections on a Citizen Science Award: A Path Shaped by Many Hands
I am deeply honored to have received the “Wissen der Vielen – Citizen Science Research Award” (3rd place) for my article: Melike Şahinol (2022): 3D-printed children’s prostheses as enabling technology? The experience of children with upper limb body differences. Journal of Enabling Technologies, 16 (3), 204–218. https://doi.org/10.1108/JET-02-2022-0017 This article was developed as part of my […]
New Publication: Materializing Care – Children, 3D-Printed Prostheses, and Participatory Design
I am excited to share that my new Turkish-language article has been published in ODİTORYUM: Journal of Critical Social Sciences. This publication is part of my research within the project “Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Technologies in the Childhood“, which explores the social, material, and participatory dimensions of 3D-printed prostheses for children. The article “Bakımın Maddileşmesi: Çocuklar, […]
New Publication: Somatechnische Erfahrungen. Ethnographische Gespräche mit Kindern mit Prothesen aus dem 3D-Drucker
I’m pleased to share a chapter that is especially close to my heart and has just been published: Şahinol, M. (2025). Somatechnische Erfahrungen. Ethnographische Gespräche mit Kindern mit Prothesen aus dem 3D-Drucker. In: Stock, R., et al. Dis/Ability und digitale Medien. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46724-1_9 This chapter examines the soma-technical experiences of children using 3D-printed […]
CfP: “Children as Active Agents in STS: Participatory Approaches and Beyond” (Panel @ 4S 2025 Conference, Seattle)
Dear colleagues, I am excited to invite submissions for my open panel, “Children as Active Agents in STS: Participatory Approaches and Beyond”, which will be part of the 4S Annual Meeting 2025 in Seattle, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Society for Social Studies of Science. Short Abstract Children are gaining recognition in STS as […]
Eine Vielfalt von Körperzukünften: Human Enhancement und die sozio-technische Perspektive
Als Soziologin am Orient-Institut Istanbul und Forscherin zum Thema Human Enhancement habe ich kürzlich Barbara Esser ein Interview gegeben, das im Magazin “Weltweit vor Ort” der Max Weber Stiftung im Themenheft “Zeitwende” veröffentlicht wurde. Der Beitrag “Eine Vielfalt von Körperzukünften” gibt Einblicke in meine Forschung und beleuchtet die Auswirkungen des Human Enhancement und somit Körpermodifikationen […]
new blog post “Impressions on the lecture ‘How to make a difference: Free 3D printed devices for earthquake victims’ given by Zeynep Karagöz (Robotel Türkiye)”
I have a new blog post up on the Orient-Institut Istanbul Blog titled “Impressions on the lecture ‘How to make a difference: Free 3D printed devices for earthquake victims’ given by Zeynep Karagöz (Robotel Türkiye).” The post was published on April 3rd, 2023, and includes a video of the lecture. Click here to read it: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arts & Design, Open Source & DIY Perspectives on Dis/ability (07 July 2022, 6-7 pm CEST | 12-1 pm EST | 7-8 TRT)
Session as part of the ongoing series “Disability and the Digital. Conversations Across Sociology, Cultural Studies and Disability Studies”. When: July, 07, 2022, 6-7 pm CEST | 12-1 pm EST | 7-8 TRT Please register here for the event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about attending the meeting. Download the flyer for […]