ABSTRACT
How might rich, critical and nuanced concepts from Science and Technology Studies (STS) be integrated into art and design practice? Conversely, how might methodologies from art and design practice be introduced into STS? This chapter argues that trading zones between STS and design allow for the development of hybrid vocabularies that can support the emergence of new disciplines and fields of study that are better suited to understanding complex socio-technical systems in more visual and tangible ways. Specifically, we argue that by working with STS theories in multiple formats and media – from narratives, stories and films to objects, prototypes, visualizations and images – it is possible to create hybrid entities that trouble traditional binary categories. In particular, in this chapter, we are particularly interested in trading zones around theories of the posthuman and the more than human.
