9th International Conference in the History of Chemistry
SECOND
CALL
the
9th International Conference in the History of Chemistry (9ICHC)
to be held at Uppsala University 21-23 August, 2013.
to be held at Uppsala University 21-23 August, 2013.
Apologizes
for cross-posting!
Registration
has now opened for
CHEMISTRY IN MATERIAL
CULTURE
Keynote
speakers:
Mary Jo
Nye, Oregon State University, USA
Marta Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Lawrence Principe, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Marta Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Lawrence Principe, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Please
check in on the website http://www.9ichc.se to register online and to obtain information about
preliminary scientific program, special exhibitions, social program and venue.
This interdisciplinary conference welcomes
participants from a range of academic disciplines, including history of science
and technology, economic history, cultural heritage research and the STS-field,
as well as participants from chemistry, material science and related
disciplines who have an interest in contributing to the writing of the history
of their fields.Chemistry is the premier science dealing with the material
world. From early modern times to the present, chemists have been involved in
the analysis and synthesis of materials, in manufacture and industrial
production. Engaging in diverse fields such as medicine, metallurgy, dyeing,
agriculture, et cetera the science has had an important part in the shaping of
the modern world, and was in turn shaped through its interactions with
technology and industry. Simultaneously, the chemical laboratory is a site
where our concepts of reality may be redefined. Historically, chemists have had
an important role in defining the relationship of modern culture with the
material world.
The
conference will investigate all aspects of the history of alchemy and chemistry
in its engagement with material culture, including the chemistry of materials
and the philosophy of matter. Papers might address:
*
Chemical sites, objects and practices as cultural heritage.
* The philosophical meaning of chemical "materiality".
* Chemical industry and the commodification of chemicals.
* The cultural and economic significance of elements and other
chemical "objects".
* Museum collections of chemical instruments and other
chemistry-related objects.
* Laboratories and experiments.
Proposals for sessions, papers and posters are invited on any of these, or related topics. All submissions should be posted through the form on the conference website http://www.9ichc.se.
* The philosophical meaning of chemical "materiality".
* Chemical industry and the commodification of chemicals.
* The cultural and economic significance of elements and other
chemical "objects".
* Museum collections of chemical instruments and other
chemistry-related objects.
* Laboratories and experiments.
Proposals for sessions, papers and posters are invited on any of these, or related topics. All submissions should be posted through the form on the conference website http://www.9ichc.se.