Call For Proposals: Workshop for the History of the Environment, Agriculture, Technology, and Science (WHEATS), March 15-17, 2013 PROPOSALS DUE AUGUST 1, 2012
The deadline for proposals for WHEATS 2013 is
approaching. We welcome submissions from graduate students of all levels and
disciplines engaged with any or all of the areas encompassed within the
conference's title. Please see below for details.
Call For Proposals: Workshop for the History of the
Environment, Agriculture, Technology, and Science (WHEATS), March 15-17, 2013
PROPOSALS DUE AUGUST 1, 2012
The Doctoral Program in History and Sociology of Science
at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to be hosting WHEATS in 2013.
Now in its ninth year, the Workshop for the History of
Environment, Agriculture, Technology, and Science (WHEATS) brings together
graduate students studying topics contained under this heading. The Workshop
will take place March 15 through March 17, 2013. WHEATS welcomes submissions
from any discipline that engages with these fields.
Pre-circulated papers of 25-30 pages will be discussed by
participants and senior scholars in roundtable format. This arrangement is
well-suited for works in progress, and the workshop will have sessions on
professional development as well as opportunities to meet and interact with
members of a larger Philadelphia area scholarly community working in relevant
fields.
Potential participants should visit the website linked
below to submit a brief abstract (200 words) and a short curriculum vitae by
August 1, 2012. Accepted papers will be due February 1, 2013.
To submit a proposal, please visit:
For further information, visit:
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