Call for Papers: Science & Education Thematic Journal Issue -- "Mendel, Mendelism and Education: 150 years since the 'Versuche'"
Call for Papers: Science & Education Thematic Journal Issue -- "Mendel, Mendelism and Education: 150 years since the 'Versuche'"
A noteworthy Mendel anniversary occurs in 2015: It will be 150 years since the presentation of Mendel’s famous Versuche über Plfanzen-Hybriden paper.
Although Mendel himself did not write much, a great deal has been written about him and his impact. His 1865 paper was adopted in 1900 as the foundational document of modern Genetics. For some this was a delayed recognition of Mendel’s contribution; for others it gave a rise to a myth about the rise of Genetics and more generally about science as a process.
Contributions are sought that deal with Mendel, the history of mendelism, and the incorporation of mendelian principles in genetics education.
Examples of topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
· The impact of Mendel’s work
· The reception of Mendelism
· Differing interpretations of Mendel
· The concept of “Mendelian” inheritance
· Mendel and classical genetics
· Mendelism and genetics education
· Mendel and nature of science
· Mendelism as “field” science; Mendelism as “lab” science
· Mendelism and the unified field of “Biology”
· Mendel and contemporary genetics
· Mendelism, Ideology and Politics
The following scholars are contributing invited essays:
· Garland Allen, Washington University: Morgan and Muller on
mendelian mutation
· Nicholas Gillham, Duke University: The battle between the
Biometricians and the Mendelians
· Charbel El-Hani, Federal University of Bahia: How Mendel and his
story are portrayed in articles for teachers?
· Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology: The case of
Mendel and Nature of Science
· Robert Olby, University of Pittsburgh: The place of
hybrids--natural and horticultural-- in our understanding of Mendel's achievement
· Vítězslav Orel, The Mendelianum, Brno, and Staffan Müller-Wille,
University of Exeter: Mendel's discovery in the broad historical network
· Margaret Peacock, University of Alabama: Mendel Lives: The
survival of Mendelian Genetics in the Stalinist classroom
· Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science: Re-discovering Mendel: The case of Carl Correns
· Marsha Richmond, Wayne State University: Women as Mendelians and
geneticists
· Mike Smith, Mercer University: Mendel in the modern classroom
· Ida Stamhuis, Free University, Amsterdam: Hugo de Vries and
theories of inheritance around the rediscovery of Mendel.
**Submission Date: December 31, 2012**
Manuscripts, with Abstract, should be submitted for review directly to:
Notification of intention to submit and subject matter is appreciated as it assists coordination and planning of the issue. Questions and inquires should be directed to either of the guest editors:
Erik L. Peterson
Department of the History of Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
USA
email: epeterson6@wisc.edu
Kostas Kampourakis
Geitonas School
Athens
GREECE