Ciência, tecnologia e sociedade (CTS) e anarquismo: permanências e rupturas na construção de narrativas e práticas sociais presentes nos periódicos libertários brasileiros contemporâneos

Abstract

This paper aims to present some of the possible theoretical and practical links between libertarian actions and the whole of articulations present in the só-called Science, Technology and Society (STS) field. It is a specific field of academic studies that brings with it concerns that encompass intellectual, social and political spheres (Vaccarezza, 1998) called “social studies of science and technology” or “studies of science, technology and society” (STS) (VON LINSINGEN, 2007). According to Cutcliffe (2003), STS studies initially had basically two characteristics: a) the first was an essentialist vision that sought to transform society through the pursuit of science and technology; b) the second, on the other hand, was a critical reaction to this essentialist project. Subsequently, these two axes were expanded. Anarchists have a long tradition of debates around issues dear to the STS field. During the twentieth century, for example, they discussed the links between science and the political-military power of the state. In the period of development of the só-called “great science” they highlighted the growth of the great technoscientific bureaucracies. Libertarians also theorize the critique of the “military-industrial complex” and the development of nuclear programs carried out in various nations, as well as have developed fruitful “cultures of nature.” From the political movements of the 1960s, anarchist thought and practices were incorporated by various social movements committed to the debate on technoscience and the ecological crisis in the contemporary world. However, this transit has not yet been fully researched. Thus, this investigation presents this debate from the analysis of contemporary Brazilian anarchist periodicals. Material published in virtual media by 17 anarchist organizations from all regions of the country was selected. After reading and selecting, the sources with themes discussed historically within the STS studies were separated for analysis. The analysis allowed us to categorize six main thematic axes of theorization and action: 1) Science and Education; 2) Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs); 3) Ecology and Nature; 4) Health, Life and Sexuality; 5) The Utopias of the Cities and the Capitalist Urbanization; 6) The World of Labour and its Technologies. Based on the analysis of the material, we understand that it is possible to establish a thematic approximation between the libertarian ideals and the practice of the Libertarian Pedagogy with the Scientific Teaching of STS approach characteristic of Latin American thought.