BSHS 2014 Call for papers
Call for Papers
British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference 2014
3 – 6 July 2014, University of St Andrews
The BSHS Annual Conference will take place from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July 2014 at the University of St Andrews.
The Programme Committee now invites proposals for
individual papers and for sessions from historians of science, technology and
medicine, and from their colleagues in the wider scholarly community, on any
theme, topic or period. Proposals are welcomed from researchers of all
nationalities at all stages of their careers. Participation is in no way
limited to members of the Society, although members will receive a discount on
the registration fee. Offers of papers and sessions should be directed to bshs2014programme@bshs.org.uk, which is the address for all enquiries about the programme (see below
for enquiries about local arrangements).
Proposals for individual papers should include an
abstract of no more than 250 words, be comprehensible to a non-specialist
audience, and avoid footnotes. Sessions, of either ninety minutes or two hours,
should normally consist of three or four papers; they may also have a
commentator. Proposals for alternative types of session, such as
‘round-tables’, are strongly encouraged. Please discuss your ideas for such
alternative sessions well in advance of the submission deadline.
The deadline for proposals is 10 February 2014.
Further details on how to submit individual abstracts
and session proposals will shortly be available on the BSHS website at http://www.bshs.org.uk/conferences/annual-conference/2014-StAndrews.
Venue and accommodation
In St Andrews, you can enjoy five
miles of award-winning beaches, the world-famous golf courses and a town that
is rich in history. The conference will start on the evening of 3 July with a
plenary lecture delivered by Professor Sally Shuttleworth (University of
Oxford) and a reception in the Museum of the University of St Andrews. The
majority of the conference will take place in the University’s Gateway
Building, opposite the Old Course. Our conference dinner will be held in the
historic quadrangle of the United College of St Leonard and St Salvator, and
there will – of course – be a ceilidh! The programme will include parallel
themed sessions, plenary lectures, education and outreach activities, and an
opportunity to explore the library, archival and museum resources available in
St Andrews for historians of science, technology and medicine. An inclusive
conference package will be available, with en-suite accommodation provided in
the modern Blackadder Hall near to the Gateway Building (that’s Agnes Forbes
Blackadder, incidentally). Standard accommodation will also be available, and
twin/double rooms can be requested. All enquiries relating to the local
arrangements should be directed to bshsStAndrews2014@bshs.org.uk.
About the area
St Andrews has celebrated its 600th
anniversary in 2013. It is the oldest university in Scotland and the third
oldest in the English-speaking world. Its large School of History, which
recently topped the Guardian University Guide league table for History (jointly
with Cambridge), includes an Institute for Environmental History, and has a
growing number of colleagues in intellectual history (including several with
interests in history of science). It also hosts the AHRC-funded project
‘Publishing the Philosophical Transactions’, a history of the world’s
oldest scientific journal. Nineteenth-century science aficionados will be able
to retrace the footsteps of David Brewster (Principal of the United College),
Robert Chambers (town resident while writing Vestiges and again in
retirement), and early photographers John and Robert Adamson.
St Andrews is located on the picturesque east coast of
Scotland and has excellent transport links to the major Scottish cities and
international airports. Its local railway station is Leuchars, which is on the
mainline between London King’s Cross and Aberdeen. The station is about six
miles from the university; buses run every ten minutes and take ten minutes. St
Andrews is also served by a wide selection of intercity coach services, often
via Edinburgh. The nearest major airport is Edinburgh which is about two hours
away by public transport or an hour by car. Other international destinations
can be reached via Glasgow airport. The attractions of St
Andrews include the ruined castle and cathedral, the British Golf Museum, the
Bell-Pettigrew Museum of natural history, a lovely botanic garden, an aquarium
with penguins and meerkats (!), and the beaches (including the West Sands where
Chariots of Fire was filmed). St Andrews can easily be your stepping
stone to a holiday in the Scottish highlands or a city-break in Edinburgh.
Further information on transport links is available at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/visiting/gettingtostandrews/. General tourist information for this part of Scotland is available at http://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/kingdom-fife/.
Specific information for St Andrews can be found at http://www.visitstandrews.com/.
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Dr Ben
Marsden
Senior
Lecturer, Department of History
Associate
Member, Department of Music
Director,
Centre for History and Philosophy of Science,Technology and Medicine (CASS)
Chair, BSHS
Programme Committee
Crombie
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