ESHS 11th Conference, Barcelona 4-7, September 2024 A History of the International Biological Programme (1964 – 1974) call for symposium. Organisers: Mauro Capocci, University of Pisa; Daniele Cozzoli, Pompeu Fabra University; Fabio De Sio, Universitätklinikum Düsseldorf Contact: mauro.capocci@unipi.it This symposium invites scholars to think over the history of the IBP (International Biological Programme), which was… Continue reading A History of the International Biological Programme (1964 – 1974) call for symposium
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How Computing Influenced our Understanding of the World: Scientific Communities as Communities of Computing
The practice of scientific research changed significantly with the arrival of the computer. Our historical understanding is influenced by two contradictory observations. On the one hand many academics follow the general belief of the public and of the political leaders, that Moore’s law has a significant role in determining the place of technology in society… Continue reading How Computing Influenced our Understanding of the World: Scientific Communities as Communities of Computing
Material Practice and Ideas of Matter in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Chemical Analysis
Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century chemists attempted to better understand the basic blocks of the material world, promising to explain how substances interacted with one another. This was, however, no easy task. Chemical investigations took place in a context of tightening monarchies, imperial expansion, and social unrest, and in turn resulted in complex, multifaceted knowledge about the… Continue reading Material Practice and Ideas of Matter in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Chemical Analysis
The Gender of Things and Spaces
The gender of things and spaces in the sciences Do scientific things and spaces have gender? This might come as an unthinkable question to space engineers who put astronauts on the moon; to artificial intelligence researchers who construct humanoid robots to assist humanity in saving the planet; to physicists who investigate nature inside a scientific… Continue reading The Gender of Things and Spaces
Displaying Science and Envisioning Futures in Political Turmoil
Making politics and displaying science go hand in hand. In this session, we invite the speakers to focus on how science and technology have been represented and displayed in periods of political turmoil, social change and revolutionary dreams (and nightmares). How were spaces like a chemical museum, objects like a colonial locomotive and notions like… Continue reading Displaying Science and Envisioning Futures in Political Turmoil
Astronomy and Cosmology in the Iberian Peninsula (1550-1650)
11th ESHS Conference, 4–7 Sept 2024, Barcelona (Spain) Theme: Science, Technology, Humanity, and the Earth Call for Abstracts – Symposium Title: Astronomy and Cosmology in the Iberian Peninsula (1550-1650) Organizers: Miguel Á. Granada (Universitat de Barcelona), José Chabás (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Description: The pandemic prevented from commemorating the centenary of the birth of Jerónimo Muñoz… Continue reading Astronomy and Cosmology in the Iberian Peninsula (1550-1650)
Testing the Limits of the Gendered Body: Extreme Corporeal Experiences in Modernity (long 18th and 19th centuries).
Dear colleagues, Please find below a call for contributions for a symposium at the 11th European Society for the History of Science Conference (ESHS Barcelona 4-7 Sept 2024): Testing the Limits of the Gendered Body: Extreme Corporeal Experiences in Modernity (long 18th and 19th centuries). Nuns that survived only on breathing air, mesmerized people that… Continue reading Testing the Limits of the Gendered Body: Extreme Corporeal Experiences in Modernity (long 18th and 19th centuries).
Call for abstracts: Networks of knowledge transmission in times of crises
Call for abstracts Networks of knowledge transmission in times of crises Symposium at the 11th ESHS Conference Science, Technology, and the Earth. Barcelona 4-7 Sept. 2024. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent example of a global health crisis that revealed multiple social challenges and demanded cooperation between different domains, such as scientists, governments, policy-makers,… Continue reading Call for abstracts: Networks of knowledge transmission in times of crises
Call for abstracts: Styles of Thinking & Doing in the Ecological History of Scientific Knowledge and Practices
Ian Hacking (1982) initiated the project of exploring ‘styles of scientific reasoning’ by drawing from Alistair C. Crombie’s (1994) historical investigation on ‘styles of scientific thinking in the European tradition.’ Through this project, Hacking emphasized that ‘reason has a history’ and how standards of rationality emerge and evolve historically. Recognized as a valuable historical and… Continue reading Call for abstracts: Styles of Thinking & Doing in the Ecological History of Scientific Knowledge and Practices
ESHS Symposia, Call for abstracts ‘Cosmic Distances: Ideas and Techniques for Measuring the Celestial Realms in Medieval and Early Modern Times’
This interdisciplinary and cross-cultural symposium seeks to foster discussion on the theme of ‘Distance’ in the context of medieval and early modern astronomy and cosmology. The aim is to provide a platform for diverse perspectives and approaches on distance-related topics, bringing together scholars from various areas of expertise and theoretical background. Topics might include, but… Continue reading ESHS Symposia, Call for abstracts ‘Cosmic Distances: Ideas and Techniques for Measuring the Celestial Realms in Medieval and Early Modern Times’