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THREE-SOCIETY MEETING DEADLINE EXTENDED
The program chairs for the Fourth British-North American Joint Meeting of
the British Society for the History of Science, the Canadian Society for
the History and Philosophy of Science, and the History of Science Society
3-6 August 2000, St. Louis, Missouri, USA have extended the paper proposal
deadline to ** 31 JANUARY 2000 **
* ALL THEMES AND TOPICS FOR SESSIONS AND PAPERS ARE WELCOME *
St. Louis features a world-famous botanical garden and its
central location means that it is easily accessible and highly
affordable.
St Louis 2000 will be the fourth joint meeting between the HSS, BSHS
and CSHPS. They have traditionally been large and exciting events,
both socially and intellectually.
Those submitting papers or sessions for consideration may wish to consult
some of the specific issues that address the conference theme: "What is to
be done? History of Science in the New Millennium."
o critical historiographical issues in the history of science, past,
present and future.
o master narratives in the history of science, including reassessments of
earlier narratives and presentations of new ones.
o evaluating the relationship between the history of science and other
disciplines, such as sociology, literary studies, social history, cultural
history, environmental history, natural science (the "science wars")
o important absences in the history of science: whats been missed? what
can't be said?
o differing modes of investigation in the history of science, including
museum and material culture studies, history of popular culture, history
of printing and publishing, and others.
o re-examinations of particular chronological (e.g., Enlightenment or
medieval science) and thematic fields (e.g., the history of biology,
science and gender, science and popular culture).
o the development of history of science as a discipline and as a
profession, in particular to provide an international perspective to the
issues that the HSS considered at its 75th anniversary meeting in 1999.
Proposal forms are available through the Executive Office of the
HSS (the sponsoring institution for the international meeting) at
http://dept.washington.edu/hssexec/. Forms may also be sent via fax.
Proposals, including abstracts of approximately 250 words for each paper,
are due at the HSS Executive Office by 31 January 2000, with notification
of acceptance by early March. Conference participants may expect to
receive a program of published abstracts. For further details contact the
HSS Executive office at [log in to unmask] or the program committee:
Jon Agar, [log in to unmask]; Bernie Lightman, [log in to unmask]; and
Paul Theerman, [log in to unmask]
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