CFP: Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology

Call for Papers Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented expansion of scientific research and technological development geared towards military ends. Chemists made their mark on warfare through the creation of poison gas and high explosives; engineers designed and improved tanks, submarines, and jet aircraft; and physicists produced … Continue reading CFP: Special issue of Scientia Canadensis on Military Technology →

CFP: Emerging Scholars Writing Workshop, Nov. 2022

Call for Papers: Emerging Scholars Writing Workshop CSTHA Writing Workshop: 4-6 November 2022 Deadline for proposals: 22 August 2022 The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) invites graduate students and early-career scholars to apply for the CSTHA’s in-person Writing Workshop. This workshop will be hosted at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum in Ottawa, … Continue reading CFP: Emerging Scholars Writing Workshop, Nov. 2022 →

CSTHA Conference Application Deadline Extended to Aug. 29th

Call for Papers: Science, Technology, and History in Times of Crisis CSTHA Virtual Conference 4-7 November 2021 NEW Deadline for proposals: 29 August 2021 Please click here to download this notice as a PDF: CSTHA 2021 We invite scholars and researchers to the biennial conference of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association to explore … Continue reading CSTHA Conference Application Deadline Extended to Aug. 29th →

History of Geosciences in Canada – Histoire des Géosciences au Canada

SS-26 History of Geosciences in Canada / Histoire des Géosciences au Canada Convenors / Organisateurs: David Orenstein (Toronto DSB), Raphaël Pelletier (UQAM & CIRST), Matthew Wiseman (St. Jerome’s College, University of Waterloo) Le Canada occupe depuis longtemps une place importante dans le champ des sciences de la terre. De même, nous pourrions également postuler que … Continue reading History of Geosciences in Canada – Histoire des Géosciences au Canada →

CFP: CSTHA Virtual Conference 4-7 November 2021

Call for Papers: Science, Technology, and History in Times of Crisis CSTHA Virtual Conference 4-7 November 2021 Deadline for proposals: 15 August 2021 Please click here to download this notice as a PDF: CSTHA 2021 We invite scholars and researchers to the biennial conference of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association to explore the … Continue reading CFP: CSTHA Virtual Conference 4-7 November 2021 →

History of Geosciences in Canada, Nov. 2021

SS-26 History of Geosciences in Canada Convenors: David Orenstein (Toronto DSB), Raphaël Pelletier (UQAM & CIRST), Matthew Wiseman (St. Jerome’s College, University of Waterloo) The Geosciences in Canada have long been a major part of the Geosciences internationally and a leading component of our nation's scientific community. As early as 1913 Canada hosted an International … Continue reading History of Geosciences in Canada, Nov. 2021 →

Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for GAC-MAC 2021

Reminder: Monday, January 18, 2021 - Abstract Submission Deadline for “History of Geosciences in Canada” Session at GAC-MAC 2021, Co-Sponsored by CSTHA First posted Friday, January 8, 2021 / Yom shishi, 24 Tevet, 5781 By David Orenstein Most of us have been frustrated by the necessary public heath response to the Pandemic, both in our … Continue reading Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for GAC-MAC 2021 →

CFP: Building Interdisciplinary Bridges – Historians of Science and Geologists

First posted Friday, December 18, 2020 / Yom shishi, 3 Tevet, 5781 By David Orenstein Here’s an opportunity for historians of Canadian Science and Technology to meet and work with the workers and students in a major and very successful field of Canadian Science: the Geosciences. The 2021 annual congress of the combined Geological Association … Continue reading CFP: Building Interdisciplinary Bridges – Historians of Science and Geologists →

CFP: Expertise and Uncertainty

Spontaneous Generations, a scholarly journal published by the graduate students of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, invites contributions to its 11th volume. Experts occupy an increasingly contested space in our society. Politicians challenge the expertise of public health officials amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; climate change deniers … Continue reading CFP: Expertise and Uncertainty →

CFP: Artefacts Consortium, October 5-7

Call for Proposals Artefacts Consortium: ACCESS Ottawa, 5-7 October 2020 ARTEFACTS is an association of historians of science and technology, mostly in museums and academic institutions, who share the goal of promoting the use of objects in historical studies. See http://www.artefactsconsortium.org. The theme of the 25th meeting of the Artefacts Consortium is ACCESS. Access to … Continue reading CFP: Artefacts Consortium, October 5-7 →