Cfp: IDTC symposium at ESHS 2018 Conference
James Joule’s Bicentenary: Scientific and Pedagogical Issues Concerning Energy Conservation
Papers are sought for a proposed symposium under the title
“James Joule’s Bicentenary: Scientific and Pedagogical Issues Concerning
Energy Conservation” at next year's European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) Conference, due to be held in London from 14-17 September 2018.
Rationale:
James Joule's bicentenary will be commemorated in 2018. His
famous paddle wheel experiment with which he calculates the mechanical
equivalent of heat is presented in every physics textbooks as a decisive
if not crucial experiment in surpassing the caloric framework. The
experiment is offered in the mentioned textbooks in a too much
simplified form; in fact, he could not had performed it as he reported
as recent replication of his experiment established. This symposium,
organized under the Inter-Divisional Teaching Commission (IDTC) of the
DHST/DLMPST umbrella has a threefold aim: 1) celebrate James Joule
achievement considering the most recent historiographic work 2) discuss
the scientific and pedagogical issues related to heat, energy and work
and how are they presented in textbooks and worked out in classroom 3)
discuss the present situation of teaching and learning science through
the use of history of science both in K-12 and college level with an
emphasis on energy and related concepts.
Key-words: IDTC, History of Science and Education, History and Philosophy of Science, Nature of Science, James Joule
If you are interested in participating in this Inter-Divisional Teaching Commission (IDTC) symposium, please send a working title and short (100-200 word) outline of your proposed paper to Paulo Maurício (paulo.asterix@gmail.com ) by no later than Monday 18 December 2017.
Please note that given the short turnaround date for this submission,
at this stage we only require a working title and rough outline, and
those selected will be asked to submit a complete abstract at a later
date.
For further information about the conference please see http://eshs2018.uk/