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Beyond Imported Magic wins Amsterdamska Award

We are pleased to announce that the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) council has awarded the Amsterdamska award to Beyond Imported Magic: Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America edited by Eden Medina, Ivan da Costa Marques, and Christina Holmes. The award was presented during the EASST/4S 2016 conference on “Science and Technology by Other Means,” which occurred from August 31st – September 16th in Barcelona.

The Amsterdamska award honors Olga Amsterdamska, a former lecturer in the STS field at the University of Amsterdam. The award is regularly given to a significant creative collaboration in an edited book or special issue in the broad field of science and technology studies.

Congratulations to all of the contributors and Eden, Ivan, and Christina!