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This page covers the Summer 2022 version of the reading group. Links to previous years are at the bottom of the page.
This page covers the Summer 2022 version of the reading group. Links to previous years are at the bottom of the page.


== Details ==
== 2024 Call for Suggestions! ==


We are still planning this year's edition. Please place your suggestions below.
=== Books ===
* Already planned: [2024-05-24 at 1:00pm PDT; 3:00pm CDT; 4:00pm EDT] [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674971141 The Ordinal Society by Marion Fourcade and Kieran Healy]. Organized by [[User:groceryheist|Nate]].


== 2022 Suggestions ==
* [https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5760/The-Curious-Culture-of-Economic-Theory The Curious Culture of Economic Theory] by Ran Spiegler This is an economist's reflections on the professional culture of economic theory, should be fun to read about how economics develop their theories, and reflect generally on social sciences. -- from [[User:yibinfan|Yibin]]
* ''Union Democracy: The Inside Politics of the International Typographical Union'' by Seymour Martin Lipset, Martin Trow & James Coleman — I loved this book and I understand its a classic, but it could be somewhat dated or far-afield. — Nate; I think Charlie's work on turnover makes this relevant. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b>)
 
* ''Mutual Aid'' by Kropotkin — I also love this book, but it is definitely dated and not that useful unless you are an ecology nerd and/or anarchist —Nate
* [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262046299/writing-the-revolution/ Writing the Revolution; Wikipedia and the Survival of Facts in the Digital Age] by Heather Ford Short but I think, increasingly influential on Wikipedia's contests over what counts as a fact.  I think many of us have read it already, but it is on my list for the summer, and I would love to discuss it. [[User:Groceryheist|Groceryheist]] ([[User talk:Groceryheist|talk]]) 23:03, 8 May 2024 (CEST)
* ''Should you believe Wikipedia?'' (brand new book) by Amy Bruckman — I think we should prioritize classics but this is one that I think I will have to read this summer so I'd throw it into the mix. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b>
 
* ''Governing the Commons'' by Elinor Ostrom — Do this only if/when a large majority of new folks can make it. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b> 04:04, 9 June 2022 (CEST)
=== Papers ===
* ''Wealth of Networks'' or perhaps a few articles by Yochai Benkler — Do this only if/when a large majority of new folks can make it. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b> 04:04, 9 June 2022 (CEST)
As some of our group members suggested, we may want to have some sessions for reading selected great papers together! Here you are welcome to leave recommended papers' references that you think are potentially of interest for our group. Common topics may emerge when there are multiple recommendations so that we can organize a topical reading session!
* ''Dividing the Waters'' by William Blomquist It's about groundwater governance in Southern California by a student of Ostrom. I'm interested in this because it's about the emergence of new institutions but it's only worth doing if a bunch of others are willing to talk to me about this. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b>
* ''[https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691195636/creating-a-constitution Creating a Constitution]'' by Federica Caraguti Similar story to Blomquist exist it's about ancient Athens! Federica is beginning to do work in our space though so she seems to think there are connections. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b>
* ''The Sciences of the Artificial'' by Herbert Simon. — "best known for concepts of bounded rationality and satisficing" [[User:Kaylea|Kaylea]] ([[User talk:Kaylea|talk]]) 15:48, 8 January 2020 (EST); Moved from 2020 since this does feel something we could benefit from reading. —<b>[[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#C40099">m</font><font color="#600099">a</font><font color="#2D0399">k</font><font color="#362365">o</font>]][[User_talk:Benjamin Mako Hill|<font color="#000000">๛</font>]]</b>


== Previous Years ==
== Previous Years ==
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* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2020 Schedule]]
* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2020 Schedule]]
* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2021]]
* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2021]]
* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2022]]
* [[Sociotechnocanonicon/2023]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 8 May 2024

The Sociotechnocanonicon Great Books Discussion Series allows members of the CDSC to build their familiarity with some of the classic works which are foundational to the collective's research program.

The discussions are open to all, and facilitated by senior members of CDSC in order to introduce the broader context of the work. Meetings are held in person and aired over Jitsi for remote participation. Themes we often try to cover including collective action, social movements, participatory-democracy, networks, sociomateriality, sociotechnical systems, and cooperation.

This page covers the Summer 2022 version of the reading group. Links to previous years are at the bottom of the page.

2024 Call for Suggestions![edit]

Books[edit]

  • The Curious Culture of Economic Theory by Ran Spiegler — This is an economist's reflections on the professional culture of economic theory, should be fun to read about how economics develop their theories, and reflect generally on social sciences. -- from Yibin

Papers[edit]

As some of our group members suggested, we may want to have some sessions for reading selected great papers together! Here you are welcome to leave recommended papers' references that you think are potentially of interest for our group. Common topics may emerge when there are multiple recommendations so that we can organize a topical reading session!

Previous Years[edit]