Just come across this conference - looks great, with plenty of
history of science... J.
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Geography & Revolution
An International Interdisciplinary Conference
18-21 July 2001
Department of Geography, The University of Edinburgh,
Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP
The Conference
The importance of spaces and the situated nature of knowledge in
understanding the history of intellectual and social change has been
acknowledged increasingly by scholars in a variety of disciplines.
This conference aims to bring together an international and
interdisciplinary set of speakers to build upon and extend these
interests. The connections between geography and revolution -
scientific, political and technical - will be explored by scholars
from geography, history and the history of science.
The conference is organised around three themes:
Scientific Revolutions. Here the sites of scientific knowledge, the
geographical patterns of scientific practice and the role of
cartographic thinking in evolutionary theory will be of central
concern.
Political Revolutions. The role of geography in the context of
political revolution in the United States, Germany, France, England
and Russia at different points in time will be the focus of attention
here.
Technological Revolutions. The impact on spatial thought and practice
of the print revolution, the emergence of clock time, and the
development of photographic techniques will be examined.
List of Speakers
The speakers are Mark Bassin (UCL), Jerry Brotton (Royal Holloway),
Graham Burnett (Oklahoma), Peter Dear (Cornell), Paul Glennie
(Bristol), Michael Heffernan (Nottingham), John Henry (Edinburgh),
David Livingstone (Queen's, Belfast), Robert Mayhew (Aberystwyth),
James Moore (Open University), Nicolaas Rupke (Gottingen), James Ryan
(Queen's, Belfast), Steven Shapin (San Diego), Nigel Thrift (Bristol),
Charles Withers (Edinburgh).
Conference Fee
The fee for this 4-day meeting (not including accommodation, or
Conference Dinner on Friday 20 July) is stlg 75.00. There is a day fee
(non-residential) of stlg35.00. The full conference fee for the unwaged
is stlg35.00.
For further information
Visit our website at http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/geogrev/ or contact
either of the conference organisers below.
The Registration Form is available here
Professor David N. Livingstone
Professor Charles W. J. Withers
School of Geography
Department of Geography
The Queen's University of Belfast
University of Edinburgh
Belfast
Drummond Street
BT7 1NN
Edinburgh
EH8 9XP
Tel: 02890 335145
Tel: 0131 650 2559
Fax: 02890 321280
Fax: 0131 650 2524
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