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 […]
Category: Additive Manufacturing
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 […]
Disability And The Digital. Conversations Across Sociology, Cultural Studies and Disability Studies
I would like to draw your attention to the international conversation series Disability and the Digital, which addresses the intersections of the sociology of the body, cultural studies, and disability studies that I am co-organizing with colleagues from Berlin, Hamburg and New York. You can find more information and register for the individual sessions below. […]
Vortrag / Sunum “Das Soziale und das Technische gemeinsam denken: 3D gedruckte Prothesen für Kinder als Enabler?” 24.2., 14h Türkisch-Deutsche Uni Istanbul
Ich wurde zur Soziologie-Gesprächsreihe am Institut für Soziologie der Türkisch-Deutschen Universität eingeladen. Mein Vortrag mit dem Titel “Das Soziale und das Technische gemeinsam denken: 3D gedruckte Prothesen für Kinder als Enabler?” findet am Donnerstag, den 24.02.2022 um 14:00 Uhr statt. Türk-Alman Üniversitesi Sosyoloji bölümündeki Sosyoloji Konuşmaları serisine davet edildim. “Das Soziale und das Technische gemeinsam […]
Keynote: Anne Waldschmidt “Inclusion – Accessibility – Normality: Some Remarks from a Dispositif-Analytical Perspective” 17 September 2021, 3:30-5pm (CEST)
Download Flyer Abstract It is Critical Disability Studies as an innovative discourse, which has significantly contributed to revising simplistic and individualistic views of disability and impairment. Introduced in the 1970s, the social model of disability has since fundamentally changed the international disability discourse. This approach, as Disability Studies scholars and disability rights activists know well, […]