CfP: "Gender and Science in War and Peace"
Conference of the Commission on Women and Gender Studies in History
of Science, Technology and Medicine
Division of History of Science and Technology,
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and
Technology
Tel-Aviv and Ra'anana, Israel
17-20 June 2019
We invite proposals for sessions and standalone papers for Gender
and Science in War and Peace: Conference of the Commission on Women
and Gender Studies in History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
The conference will be held 17-20 June, 2019, co-hosted by the Cohn
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas of
Tel-Aviv University, and the Program in Biological Thought of the
Open University of Israel.
The conference will explore the multilayered relations of gender and
science, technology, and medicine (STM) in war and peace. A vast
historical scholarship exists on gender and STM, yet historians have
under-analyzed contexts associated with war and peacetime (itself
defined in relation to war). Across historical periods a great
number of scientists and engineers were actively engaged in peace
efforts; science was directly linked to military ends; medicine
served the aftermath of devastating wars; and technological
innovations benefited from military funding. But what role did
gender play? We prompt scholars to consider the ways in which STM
during times of war and peace have been gendered, not only with an
emphasis on the role of women’s participation but also on gender
modes of participation in an array of activities related to the
binary of war and peace.
Proposed standalone papers and sessions may address general themes
on women, gender and STM, but we especially encourage proposals that
align with the following themes:
• Women in science, technology and medicine in war and postwar
enterprises.
• Scientific constructions of masculinity and femininity that
draw upon discourses of war and peace.
• Women, gender and science in war/postwar policy.
• Developments in STM influenced by the role of women in war and
postwar efforts.
• Gender dynamics in the sciences resulting from factors
associated with war and peace.
To propose a paper or session of papers:
Submit the title(s) and abstract(s) by 15 January 2019 to
WGS.DHST.2019@gmail.com
Local Organizers:
Nurit Kirsh, Director
The Program in Biological Thought
Open University of Israel
Shaul Katzir, Director
The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and
Ideas
Tel-Aviv University
The Commission on Women and Gender in History of Science, Technology
and Medicine:
Maria Rentetzi, President
National Technical University of Athens
Don Opitz, Secretary
DePaul University
Annette Vogt, Treasurer
Max Plank Institute for the History of Science