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Session 1
2 hours
 General presentation
 Introduction into the introduction. Why and how to think together technology,
sociology and biology?
 Discussion about the live organisms involved into our society
o To watch/listen/read : https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day;
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/sustainable-agriculture/save-the-bees/;
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/24/this-only-saveshoneybees-the-trouble-with-britains-beekeeping-boom-aoe ; Episode “Hated in the
Nation“ of the series Black Mirror
 Composition of groups and choice of topics

Session 2
2 hours
 Science and Technology Studies (STS): a scientific field to study technologies
within the society ?
o To read: Callon, Michel (1986), “Some Elements of a Sociology of Translation.
Domestication of the Scallops and the Fishermen of St. Brieuc Bay.”
 Methodology of sociological research

Session 3
2 hours
 Sociology of innovation
 Discussion about the use of innovations
o To read: Introduction of the book “The shock of the old” by David Edgerton

Session 4
2 hours
 Sociology of (bio)technologies: is our life determined by technologies?
 Discussion about Implants Files :
o To watch/listen/read: https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/
o More details : https://www.theguardian.com/society/series/the-implant-files
(UK) ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mQZKAhZYQ&list=ULF0tZp5LigrA&index=65, https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replaymagazine/france-2/cash-investigation/cash-investigation-du-mardi-27-
novembre-2018_3030185.html (France);
https://projekte.sueddeutsche.de/implantfiles/politik/implant-files-englishversion-the-sick-system-e167322/ (Germany);
https://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/the-implantfiles/especial/?section=documental (Spain)

Session 5
2 hours
 Sociology of controversies : how to analyze social conflicts within technological
issues ?
 Discussion around GMOs
o To read: J.-P. Gaudillière and P.-B. Joly (2006). "Appropriation and regulation
of biotechnological innovations: for a transatlantic comparison"

Session 6
2 hours
 Sociology of expertise and conspiracy theories
 Discussion : Can we trust experts ?
o The case of COVID-19 crisis

Session 7
2 hours
 Social statistics vs sociology of statistics
 Discussion around the article:
o To read: I. Bruno, E. Didier, T. Vitale (2014) “Statactivism. Forms of action
between disclosure and affirmation”

Session 8
2 hours
 DIY Technology and risks of terrorism
o To watch/read : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqr2kZGGUZ8 (you
can put subtitles in english) ; 1st episode of the series Unnatural Selection
(Netflix); https://www.labiotech.eu/in-depth/diy-biology-biohackingbiotech/

Session 9
2 hours
 Technical Democracy
 Discussion about the notion of democracy
o To watch : documentary «Democratie(s)»
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvW7LIML60 (you can put subtitles in
english)

Session 10
2 hours
 Presentation of your projects