International Congress of HSTM 2013: call for individual papers
The 24th International Congress of
History of Science, Technology and Medicine now invites proposals for
stand-alone (individual) paper presentations. The deadline for submission of abstracts
is Friday 30 November 2012.
General information
The International Congress is the
largest event in the field, and takes place every four years. Recent meetings
have been held in Mexico City (2001), Beijing (2005) and Budapest (2009).
In 2013, the 24th Congress will
take place in Manchester, the chief city of Northwest England, and the original
"shock city" of the Industrial Revolution. Congress facilities will
be provided by The University of Manchester, with tours and displays on local
scientific, technological and medical heritage co-ordinated by members of the
University's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Subject coverage
Abstract submissions should
indicate how they relate to the theme of the Congress, which is 'Knowledge at
Work'. We construe this theme broadly, and encourage studies of the creation,
dissemination and deployment of knowledge and practice across all periods, and
from a variety of methodological and historiographical approaches. Possible
areas of investigation may include, but are not limited to
* case studies of knowledge-making
and knowledge-use in particular scientific, technological and medical
communities
* the use and adaptation of
scientific knowledge in the workplace, the home, and the wider world
* how facts, and other
knowledge-claims, travel between disciplines, countries and communities
* relationships between those
knowledge-making enterprises which are described as 'science' and those which
are not, and the dynamics of the boundaries between them
* definitions and meanings of
'pure', 'fundamental' and 'applied' research
* how scientists, engineers and
healthcare professionals (and their historical antecedents) work, and whom they
work for
* the status relations of
knowledge and work, including the roles of 'artists', 'artisans',
'professionals', 'amateurs', 'devotees', 'operatives', 'philosophers',
'adepts', 'scientists' and 'workers'
* sites and geographies of
knowledge-production and knowledge-exchange: laboratory, field, factory,
hospital, ocean...
* communication about science:
forms and genres, advocacy and dissent, authorship and audience in print,
manuscript, broadcasting, digital media and performance
Presentation format
Stand-alone submissions will
normally be assembled thematically into groups of 4 presentations per 90-minute
session. You should prepare a presentation of around 15 to 17 minutes’
duration, to be followed by 5 minutes of audience questions. Please plan carefully:
the very high volume of activity at the Congress means it will be necessary to
run strictly to time.
Each stand-alone paper session
will be chaired by a Congress participant chosen by the organising committee,
who will co-ordinate questions at the end of each presentation. The stand-alone
sessions will not normally feature commentaries or group question time.
All the Congress presentation
rooms are equipped as standard with a Windows PC running Powerpoint, Media
Player, etc; LCD projector (beamer); projection screen; and audio speakers.
Microphones will be available in the largest rooms. Requests for additional
equipment may be made via the abstract submission form, but cannot be
guaranteed.
Further information
Please note that we expect the
Congress to be heavily subscribed, and the Programme Committee will need to be
selective. Because of the limitations of the timetable, offering
space to discuss absent speakers’ papers would mean denying important
opportunities to others. For this reason, all presenters are expected to deliver their papers in person.
Full details of the Congress policy on co-presentation, attendance, multiple
contributions, and other information may be found at the Congress website: www.ichstm2013.com/call/
Please submit your proposal via
the online form provided at this website. The form will be taken down at
midnight (Greenwich Mean Time) on Friday 30 November 2012, and no proposals can
be considered after this point.
The Programme Committee will send
confirmations of all accepted proposals to the corresponding authors, via the
contact details given, in February 2013. Registration for the Congress will
then open in March.