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Read MoreIn recognition of his lucid and accessible pioneering of critical approaches in the history of technology, his intellectual boldness, and the humanitarian commitment that shines through in all his work, SHOT was glad to award Arnold Pacey its highest honour, the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, in 2017. Click here to watch his acceptance speech and…
Read MoreEXTENDED DEADLINE 10 APRIL 2018 The SHOT Program Committee is pleased to issue the Call for Papers and Sessions for the SHOT 2018 Annual Meeting to be held 11-14 October, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri, US. SHOT is an interdisciplinary and international organization concerned not only with the history of technological devices and processes but…
Read MoreThe Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) is seeking candidates to be the next editor-in-chief of its flagship journal Technology and Culture. The editor’s primary responsibility is to sustain and enhance the journal’s preeminence in the history of technology. The editor is responsible for creating and supervising an effective editorial team, ensuring responsive relations…
Read MoreThe highest recognition from the Society for the History of Technology is the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the history of technology, through research, teaching, publications, and other activities. SHOT invites members to nominate candidates for the DaVinci Medal. To put forward a person’s name…
Read MoreThis is a special session developed by the two society presidents, John Krige (SHOT president 2017-2018) and Janet Browne (HSS president 2016-2017) to showcase graduate student work and facilitate lively feedback. Each speaker is allocated 5 minutes and one PowerPoint slide, followed by ample time afterwards for discussion. Speakers accepted for a flash-talk paper are free…
Read MoreThe NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Technology, offered by SHOT and supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division, will, funding pending, fund one predoctoral or postdoctoral fellow for up to one academic year to undertake a research project related to the history of space technology. The fellowship may support…
Read MoreThe position described below is open to specialists of modern digital history generally, but also to candidates from the field of historical network research. The deadline is 28 February. JOB DESCRIPTION Status: tenure-track FNSP Assistant Professor (private sector) Discipline: History Profile: The position is open to applicants fully trained in history who are capable of…
Read MoreThe SHOT Program Committee is pleased to issue the Call for Papers and Sessions for the SHOT 2018 Annual Meeting to be held 11-14 October, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri, US. SHOT is an interdisciplinary and international organization concerned not only with the history of technological devices and processes but also with technology in history…
Read MoreThanks to an arrangement SHOT has with the American Historical Association, SHOT members are invited to submit a full panel proposal for the AHA annual meeting in Chicago from January 3-6, 2019. The theme is ‘Loyalties’ and the deadline for submission is February 15, 2018. More information is available on https://www.historians.org/ The advantage of this arrangement is that you build a…
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