Michael Lynch (ethnomethodologist)
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Born17 October 1948
InfluencesHarold Garfinkel
Main interestsEthnomethodological approaches in science studies
Michael E. Lynch | |
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| Born | 17 October 1948 |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Irvine (PhD) |
| Influences | Harold Garfinkel |
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| Main interests | Ethnomethodological approaches in science studies |
Michael E. Lynch (born 17 October 1948),[1] is an emeritus professor at the department of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University.[2] 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 Social Studies of Science.[3] In 2016, he won the Society for Social Studies of Science's J. D. Bernal Prize for distinguished contributions to the field.[4]
- 1995 Robert K. Merton Professional award, Science, Knowledge and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association
- 2011 Distinguished Publication Award, Ethnomethodology/Conversation Analysis Section of the American Sociological Association
- 2016 John Desmond Bernal Prize
- 2020 Garfinkel-Sacks Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Ethnomethodology/Conversation Analysis Section of the American Sociological Association
