Author
Susan Leigh Star
American sociologist
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1954
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2010
country of citizenship: United States of America
language of expression: English
educated at: Radcliffe College, University of California
occupation: historian, sociologist, feminist
Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010) was an American sociologist. She specialized in the study of information in modern society; information worlds; information infrastructure; classification and standardization; sociology of science; sociology of work and the history of science, medicine, technology, and communication/information systems. She commonly used the qualitative methods methodology and feminist theory approach. She was also known for developing the concept of boundary objects and for contributions to computer-supported cooperative work.
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Series
0Works
1Against Sadomasochism
a feminist critique of BDSM
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author: Alice Walker, Robin Morgan, Kathleen Barry, Diana E. H. Russell, Susan Leigh Star, Ti-Grace Atkinson, John Stoltenberg, Sarah Hoagland, Susan Griffin, Cerridwen Fallingstar, Judith Butler, Audre Lorde, Darlene Pagano
1982
Articles
6The Ethnography of Infrastructure ( 1999 )
scientific article published in November 1999
author: Susan Leigh Star
Steps towards an ecology of infrastructure ( 1994 )
wetenschappelijk artikel
author: Susan Leigh Star
Karen Ruhleder
Layers of Silence, Arenas of Voice: The Ecology of Visible and Invisible Work ( 1999 )
wetenschappelijk artikel
author: Susan Leigh Star
Anselm Strauss
Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure: Design and Access for Large Information Spaces ( 1996 )
journal article from 'Information Systems Research' published in 1996
author: Susan Leigh Star
Karen Ruhleder
Layers of silence, arenas of voice: The ecology of visible and invisible work ( 1999 )
journal article from 'Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW)' published in 1999
author: Susan Leigh Star
Anselm Strauss