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

Scientia Canadensis: Call for Papers / Appel a communications

La version française apparaît ci-dessous Call for Papers: Science in Government Scientia Canadensis, the journal of the history of science, technology and medicine in Canada, invites submissions for a special theme issue on Science in Government. Canadian governments have provided a workplace for a considerable number of scientists, engineers and technicians in the past. Today, … Continue reading Scientia Canadensis: Call for Papers / Appel a communications

2012 Western History Association conference notice

Dear Colleagues, Some of you may be interested in the following conference: Best, Dorotea Gucciardo Apologies for troubling you with this but. . .  I am on the program committee for the 2012 Western History Association’s conference.  This will be held in Denver, Thursday, 4 - 7 October (Thursday - Sunday) -- not this coming … Continue reading 2012 Western History Association conference notice

Call for papers: International Commission for the History of Meteorology

International Commission for the History of Meteorology Call for papers: Climatic Determinism: Then and Now National Hellenic Research Foundation Athens, 18 – 20 July 2011 Climatic determinism has a very long and checkered history. It has provided an enduring framework for thinking about the relationship between the human and natural environments by making the climate … Continue reading Call for papers: International Commission for the History of Meteorology

8th International Conference on History of Chemistry

8th International Conference on History of Chemistry "Pathways of Knowledge" September 14 - 16, 2011 in Rostock First Circular (pdf-Download, 134 kB) The Working Party (WP) on History of Chemistry of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) will hold its bi-annual International Conference on the History of Chemistry (8th ICHC) in Rostock, … Continue reading 8th International Conference on History of Chemistry

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 21st ACSUS Biennial Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 21st ACSUS Biennial Conference November 16-20, 2011 The Westin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) welcomes proposals for papers, roundtables, workshops and poster presentations at its 21th Biennial meeting to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, November 16-20, 2011. ACSUS is a multidisciplinary organization that … Continue reading CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 21st ACSUS Biennial Conference

FEMMSS 4: Call for Proposals

Paper proposals are invited for the fourth conference of the Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics and Science Studies (FEMMSS) to be held at The Pennsylvania State University, May 10-12, 2012.  For more information about FEMMSS and our past conferences see femmss.org. We welcome new participants and perspectives from across the academy and outside it … Continue reading FEMMSS 4: Call for Proposals

Call for Abstracts for ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop

Call for Abstracts for ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop: Integrating Complexity: Environment and History This is the final Call for Abstracts for an interdisciplinary conference from October 7-10, 2010, at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. Integrating Complexity: Environment and History will consist of two linked workshops exploring a set of challenges to scientific … Continue reading Call for Abstracts for ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop