CfP: History of US Midwest Science and Technology, Broadly Defined
Iowa
State University's Department of History and Consortium for the History
of Technology and Science invite proposals for a March 29-31, 2019
symposium on the History of Midwest Science and Technology. We define
both "science" and "technology" broadly, to encompass topics including
design, innovation, construction, the environment, agriculture, and
more. This meeting builds on the recent surge of interest in the
Midwest's social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history, The
symposium will connect the history of science and technology to this
wider Midwest history, while bringing Midwestern history into
conversations about American science and technology often dominated by
coastal case-studies. Organizers welcome paper proposals that engage
with one, or more, of the directions below or related themes:
- Historical case-studies of specific Midwest-centered science programs or discoveries;
- Historical case-studies of specific Midwest-centered technological developments, inventions, innovations, engineering programs, or technical issues;
- The history of Midwest science and technology linked to art, architecture, design, and construction history;
- The history of Midwest science and technology linked to environmental and agricultural history;
- The history of Midwest science and technology linked to business and labor history, urban and rural history;
- The history of Midwest science and technology linked to women's/gender history, ethnic, and minority history;
- The history of Midwest science and technology linked to geography and sociology.
Participants
will be asked to pre-circulate their papers before the symposium to
facilitate discussion. Graduate students are welcome to apply. Some
funding is available to paper presenters to help offset the costs of
lodging and travel to the symposum, which will be held at Iowa State
University in Ames, Iowa, March 29-31, 2019. Organizers aim to follow
the symposium by pursuing opportunities for publishing the polished
research papers as an edited volume, in academic journals, or other
avenues for dissemination.
To propose a contribution, please send an abstract (no longer than 400 words) and a CV to Amy Bix at abix@iastate.edu
by the deadline of November 15, 2018. Applicants can expect to hear
back from the conference committee by December 1, 2018. Participants
will need to prepare papers for pre-circulation by March 1, 2019.
Contact Info: abix@iastate.edu