CFP: Society for the History of Technology, Annual meeting 6-9 November, 2014
Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Annual
Meeting - Dearborn, Michigan
6-9 November, 2014
Call for Papers and Sessions
Formed in 1958, SHOT is an interdisciplinary and
international organization concerned not only with the history of technological
devices and processes but also with technology in history, the development of
technology, and its relations with society and culture --that is, the
relationship of technology to politics, economics, science, the arts, and the
organization of production, and with the role it plays in the differentiation
of individuals in society.
Accordingly, the Program Committee invites paper and
session proposals on any topic in a broadly defined history of technology,
including topics that push the boundaries of the discipline. The Committee
welcomes proposals for individual papers or complete sessions from researchers
at all levels. We also welcome proposals from all researchers, whether veterans
or newcomers to SHOT's meetings, and regardless of primary discipline.
Submitters are encouraged to propose sessions that include a diverse mix of
participants: multinational origins, gender, graduate students and junior
scholars with senior scholars, significantly diverse institutional
affiliations, etc.
For the 2014 meeting the Program Committee welcomes
proposals of three formats:
. Individual papers
. Sessions of 3 or 4 papers.
. Unconventional sessions; that is, session formats that
diverge in useful ways from the typical 3 or 4 papers with comment. These might
include round-table sessions and workshop-style sessions with pre-circulated
papers.
SHOT allows paper presentations at consecutive meetings
but rejects submissions of papers that are substantially the same as previous
accepted submissions. Submissions covering the same fundamental topic
should explain the difference(s) with the prior presentation.
Specific instructions related to submissions (abstract,
CV, etc.) are on the SHOT 2014 Call for Papers webpage (http://www.historyoftechnology.org/call_for_papers/).
The Program Committee has established a Facebook page to
facilitate collaboration in establishing sessions: https://www.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F679068282131880%2F.
Alternatively, postings to the sci-med-tech listserv (http://www.h-net.org/~smt/) can also
facilitate collaboration and session-forming.
***The deadline for proposals is 31 March 2014 ***
Society for the History of Technology | David Lucsko |
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