Bruno Latour
Overview
Bruno Latour is a French
sociologist of science and anthropologist
and an influential theorist in the field of Science and Technology Studies
(STS). After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation
) from 1982 to 2006, he is now Professor and vice-president for research at Sciences Po Paris
(2007), where he is associated with the Centre de sociologie des organisations (CSO).
He is best known for his books We Have Never Been Modern
(1991; English translation, 1993), Laboratory Life
(with Steve Woolgar
, 1979) and Science in Action
(1987).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
sociologist of science and anthropologist
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and an influential theorist in the field of Science and Technology Studies
Science and technology studies
Science, technology and society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture...
(STS). After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation
Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation
The Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation is a research center at the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France....
) from 1982 to 2006, he is now Professor and vice-president for research at Sciences Po Paris
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
(2007), where he is associated with the Centre de sociologie des organisations (CSO).
He is best known for his books We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern is a 1991 book by Bruno Latour, originally published in French as Nous n'avons jamais été modernes : Essai d'anthropologie symétrique ....
(1991; English translation, 1993), Laboratory Life
Laboratory Life
Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts is a 1979 book by sociologists of science Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar.This influential book in the field of science studies presents an anthropological study of Roger Guillemin's scientific laboratory at the Salk Institute...
(with Steve Woolgar
Steve Woolgar
Stephen Woolgar is a British sociologist. He has worked closely with Bruno Latour, with whom he co-authored Laboratory Life: the Social Construction of Scientific Facts ....
, 1979) and Science in Action
Science in Action
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society is an influential book by Bruno Latour. The English edition was published in 1987 by Harvard University Press. It is written in a text-book style, and contains a full featured approach to the empirical study of science and...
(1987).
