<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.4sonline.org/4s-publications/backchannels/" target="_blank"><i><span>Backchannels</span></i></a> is the blog of the <a href="https://www.4sonline.org/">Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)</a>. It <span style="line-height:1.6">provides an outlet for students and scholars of STS to publish shorter,
timelier, media-rich communiques of interest to the global STS community.</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6">I am one of the members of the Global South team of <i><span>Backchannels</span></i>,
and we are keen to showcase more contributions from Africa. <br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><b>Why write for Backchannels?</b><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6">
Contributing to <i><span>Backchannels</span></i> provides you the opportunity to
share how your work connects to and enhances the field; to build
networks and resources around particular issues relevant to science and
technology today; and to participate in a growing conversation about the value of STS scholarship in society.</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></div><div><b><span style="line-height:1.6">What kind of submissions do we look for?</span></b></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><ul><li>report-backs from conferences and workshops;</li><li>reflections on key ideas, concepts, trends or or experiences;</li><li>interviews with STS scholars;</li><li>critical reviews of popular media, including books, movies, music, etc.<br></li><li>projects you’re working on</li></ul><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6"><span style="line-height:1.6">Please refer
<a href="https://www.4sonline.org/4s-publications/backchannels-editorial-guidelines/" target="_blank">this link for editorial guidelines</a> and do write to me in case you would like to submit to the blog.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6">Thanks & Regards,</span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><i><span style="line-height:1.6"><br></span></i></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"><i><span style="line-height:1.6">Joseph Satish Vedanayagam </span></i><span style="line-height:1.6">(</span>Joseph)<br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></div><div><i><span style="line-height:1.6"></span></i></div><div><i><span style="line-height:1.6">Coordinating Member, 4S Backchannels (Global South)</span></i></div><div><i><span style="line-height:1.6">PhD student</span></i></div><div><i><span style="line-height:1.6">Centre for Knowledge, Culture & Innovation Studies</span></i></div><div><i><span style="line-height:1.6">University of Hyderabad, India</span></i></div></div></div>