Thinkers · Across science and technology
Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010)
- National background
- American
- 한국어
- 수전 리 스타
- 中文（简体）
- 苏珊·利·斯塔尔
- English pronunciation
- /ˈsuːzən liː stɑːr/SOO-zun LEE STAR
Approximate IPA guides, not verified self-pronunciations. English adaptations may differ from the original-language pronunciation.
Name forms & sources
National background follows the linked biography; it is not inferred from the name or a verification of legal citizenship.
English-language name; no separate original-language pronunciation is supplied.
Korean and Chinese name forms vary by publication. Other spellings: 수잔 리 스타 苏珊·李·斯塔尔
Cooperation, classification, and infrastructure.
Overview
Star studied how communities coordinate work through shared objects and information systems. Her collaborations on boundary objects, infrastructure, and classification show how practical arrangements can support cooperation while also creating exclusions.
Connections
Field
Infrastructure studies →Concepts
Boundary objects →Books
Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences →Articles
Institutional Ecology, ‘Translations’ and Boundary Objects: Amateurs and Professionals in Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 1907–39 →Articles
Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure: Design and Access for Large Information Spaces →