Michael E. Lynch (born 17 October 1948), is an emeritus professor at the department of

Science and Technology Studies Science and technology studies (STS) or science, technology, and society is an interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology in their historical, cultural, and social contexts. Histo ...

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. His works are particularly concerned with ethnomethodological approaches in science studies. Much of his research has addressed the role of visual representation in scientific practice. From 2002 to 2012 he was the editor of

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. In 2016, he won the Society for Social Studies of Science's J. D. Bernal Prize for distinguished contributions to the field.

Awards

* 1995 Robert K. Merton Professional award, Science, Knowledge and Technology Section of the

American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology. Founded in December 1905 as the American Sociological Society at Johns Hopkins University by a group of fi ...

* 2011 Distinguished Publication Award, Ethnomethodology/Conversation Analysis Section of the

* 2016

John Desmond Bernal Prize The John Desmond Bernal Prize is an award given annually by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) to scholars judged to have made a distinguished contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS).About th ...

* 2020 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Ethnomethodology/Conversation Analysis Section of the

Selected bibliography

Books

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Book chapters

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Journal articles

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References

External links

* Lynch'
Cornell profile page

Radical Ethnomethodology
workshop organized by Lynch {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Michael 1948 births American sociologists Cornell University faculty Living people Philosophers of technology