SummerSchool ICOHTEC 2016 (deadline February 29):"Rethinking Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability", Lisbon and Porto,Portugal
| Theme | Rethinking Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability: Historical and Contemporary Narratives |
| Target Audience | PhD students and recent post-doctoral researchers |
| Dates | July 23 to July 25, 2016 (Part 1, Lisbon) July 26 to July 30, 2016 (Part 2, Porto) |
| Venues in Lisbon | Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University |
| Venue in Porto | Faculty of Humanities, University of Porto (ICOHTEC Meeting) |
| Subject area(s) | History of Technology Environmental History History of Science |
| Fees | 80 Euros Including ICOHTEC registration fee, accommodation, meals and transportation Lisbon-Porto. Students will be lodged at the Universities’ Halls of Residence. ICOHTEC’s travel grants program will be available for Summer School applicants. |
| Admission | Applications will be accepted by email until February 29, 2016 (see details below). Results will be communicated to the applicants by March 15th 2016. |
Overview
ICOHTEC/CIUHCT Summer School is an
innovative initiative organized by ICOHTEC (International
Committee for the History of Technology) and the Portuguese research
center CIUHCT (Interuniversity Centre for the History of
Science and Technology), which aims at enriching the 43rd annual ICOHTEC
meeting by associating a 3-day intensive seminar course targeting PhD students
and young post-doctoral scholars. The Summer School features an original format
that brings together conventional seminars and the participation in the ICOHTEC
meeting and fulfills both CIUHCT’s training mission and ICOHTEC’s ambition of
organizing regular Summer Schools.
The topic of the ICOHTEC/CIUHCT
Summer School is Rethinking Technology, Innovation, and
Sustainability: Historical and Contemporary Narratives. It aims at
providing historical insight into the multifarious relations between the
production and uses of technologies and the contemporary challenge of
implementing local, national, and global strategies for sustainable
development. The ongoing interdisciplinary discussion on the economic, social,
political, and cultural meanings of the Anthropocene calls for a critical
assessment of the role of science and technology in today’s development paths.
By using the lens of the History of Technology, this Summer School addresses
the co-evolution of scientific and technological agency, the exploitation of
natural resources and the creation of new, artificial environments.
Description
The ICOHTEC/CIUHCT Summer School
consists of two parts:
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Part 1: Academic Programme
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Daily
lectures given by leading scholars.
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Presentation
and discussion of the students on-going research in small interactive seminar
groups with specialist tutors.
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Design of a
tailor-made programme of attendance in the ICOHTEC meeting.
·
Part 2: ICOHTEC meeting
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Attendance at
tailor-made set of sessions (depending on each student line of research and to
be decided during the Summer School) within the ICOHTEC meeting program.
Speakers
Dick van Lente
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tiago Saraiva
Drexel University
Drexel University
Suzanne Moon
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Timo Myllyntaus
University of Turku
University of Turku
Certification
All students who complete the
programme will receive an attendance certificate.
Level and
demands
Who is the
programme for?
·
Ph.D students
with a subject-appropriate academic background
·
Post-doctoral
researchers with a subject-appropriate academic background
·
Participants
are expected to
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Be able to
speak, read and write in English.
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Undertake
preparatory reading in advance of the programme.
o
Attend all
lectures and seminar sessions.
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Be actively
engaged with their seminar topics.
o
Attend the
ICOHTEC 2016 Meeting.
o
Submit a
final assignment of 2000-2500 words on one of the topics discussed.
Apply for
this course
·
Deadline for
application: February 29, 2016.
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Applicants
must send the following data to icohtec2016@ciuhct.org:
o
A brief cv,
which must include the main personal data, academic training and career and the
e-mail for further contact.
o
A brief statement
of purpose (350-400 words) detailing your academic reasons for wishing to
attend the summer school. This should include what you hope to get out of the
programme, and what you are likely to contribute to the intellectual life of
the summer school. This may include details of history, politics, political or
social science courses you have previously taken, or the relevance of the
summer school to your present course of study or professional development.
o
A letter of
recommendation, specifically to your application to the CIUHCT/ICOHTEC Summer
School.
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The subject
line of the email should be "Summer School Application".
Please note that incomplete
applications will not be considered.
After you
have submitted your application
·
You will
receive in the e-mail you provided an email from us confirming receipt of your
application materials
·
Results will
be communicated to the applicants by March 15 to the e-mail provided by the
applicant.
·
Applicants
who are offered a place on the summer school must respond in writing within 14
days to accept or decline the offer.
·
Students will
be formally enrolled on the summer school once they have accepted their offer
of a place.
·
The enrolment
process includes the issuing of invoices, which will be sent to students
together with full instructions for payment.
If you have any remaining queries,
please contact the Programme Administrators by email at icohtec2016@ciuhct.org.