Science Technology & Society
Caroline Mason
Caroline Mason received her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2024, where she studied the politics of global-scale digital libraries and archives. She previously taught at New York Institute of Technology and is now a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, & Society at Farmingdale State College.
Caroline's research focuses on the history and politics of information technologies and infrastructures, from bibliography, libraries, and archives to international information systems and digital networks. She is particularly interested in how historical and contemporary efforts to organize and circulate information across national and cultural boundaries both reflect and shape ideas about knowledge production, communication, and global connection, as well as questions of epistemic authority, representation, and inclusion.
Caroline's research focuses on the history and politics of information technologies and infrastructures, from bibliography, libraries, and archives to international information systems and digital networks. She is particularly interested in how historical and contemporary efforts to organize and circulate information across national and cultural boundaries both reflect and shape ideas about knowledge production, communication, and global connection, as well as questions of epistemic authority, representation, and inclusion.
Courses Taught
STS 395 - Global Networks: Information, Technology, and GlobalizationSTS 380 - Ethics, Human Society, and Artificial Intelligence
STS 400W - Senior Seminar in Science, Technology, and Society: Internet & Society