August 2nd, 2023
Dear everyone – Just a reminder of an annoying and potentially dangerous situation out there involving scams – through your connection with SHOT, you might be targeted with fake emails pretending to ask you to immediately make a money transfer on behalf of SHOT, pretending that the president and/or I have asked you to…
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June 26th, 2023
The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Early Career Interest Group (ECIG) invites graduate students to submit 250-300 word paper proposals for an intensive workshop at the SHOT annual meeting, 26-29 October 2023 in Long Beach California. The workshop will provide graduate students with an opportunity to discuss their work in progress and to…
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May 10th, 2023
Dear SHOT members, We’ve had reports that spam messages are circulating, appearing to come from SHOT President Gabrielle Hecht. She does not, in fact, require “urgent assistance with SHOT logistical support transfer matter!” Please do not click on any links in these messages or reply to these spam emails! The spam messages seem to be going only…
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February 9th, 2023
Sometime in 2005 or 2006, I found myself strolling in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and at the Gorton’s of Gloucester Company, with the iconic “fisherman at the wheel” logo and statue. A eureka question occurred: “Where do fish sticks come from?” Gorton’s was the originator of fish stick production. I immediately embarked on a journey that took…
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December 22nd, 2022
22 December 2022 We are pleased to announce the results of the 2022 SHOT Elections. Elected are: New members of the Executive Council (2023-2025) Angel Callahan Eric S. Hintz Sonja D. Schmid Vice-President / President Elect (2023-2024 / 2025-2026) Deborah Douglas Nominations Committee (2023-2025) Honghong Tinn Editorial Committee (2023-2027) Dagmar Schäfer We congratulate the…
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November 14th, 2022
The proposed Amendments of the SHOT Constitution have been approved unanimously by the SHOT members present at the SHOT Business Meeting – Creating SHOT’s Future: A Community Meeting – in New Orleans on 12 November 2022. The amended constitution will be posted on the website shortly.
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September 7th, 2022
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-line position in Cybersecurity at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2023. We welcome applicants whose research focuses on cybersecurity, international relations, and national security policy. Debates over cyberspace involve a range of issues, including intelligence, military…
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June 27th, 2022
Call for Papers and Roundtables Technology and Material Culture in African History: Challenges and Potentials for Research and Teaching An international conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, January 4 – 8, 2023 The conference seeks to consolidate and foster the further development of history of technology and material culture in Africa. By gathering scholars from Tanzania…
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March 2nd, 2022
– Empire, Globalization, and Technological Change – For the 2022 Annual Meeting, our Society invites participants to explore colonial and postcolonial legacies as they relate to the historical processes of globalization, imperialism, and technological change. The 2022 meeting will give us an opportunity to finally meet in New Orleans. An early and important port for…
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January 19th, 2022
A new issue of Technology and Culture is now available: Read the latest research and book reviews! January 2022, Volume 63, No. 1 Debates Atomic Shocks of the Old: Putting Water at the Center of Nuclear Energy History | Per Högselius Capitalism Matters: How Financial and Technological Innovations Shaped U.S. Telegraphs, 1845-1860 | Edmund Russell…
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