Technology’s Stories
Technology’s Stories is SHOT’s latest initiative – an open-acess digital magazine featuring essays, blogs, book announcements from SHOT members.
Read MoreCFP: “Making It Up: Histories of Research Integrity and Fraud in Scientific Practice” (Office for the History of Science, Uppsala University, 12-14 April, 2018)
We announce a conference at the Office for the History of Science, Uppsala University to take place April 12-14, 2018 on the topic of “Making It Up: Histories of Research Integrity and Fraud in Scientific Practice.” We call for papers that explore the history of research integrity and fraud, including the question of how the…
Read MoreConference Announcement and Call for Papers: “Making It Up: Histories of Research Integrity and Fraud in Scientific Practice” (Office for the History of Science, Uppsala University, 12-14 April, 2018)
We announce a conference at the Office for the History of Science, Uppsala University to take place April 12-14, 2018 on the topic of “Making It Up: Histories of Research Integrity and Fraud in Scientific Practice.” We call for papers that explore the history of research integrity and fraud, including the question of how the…
Read MoreUniversity of Illinois Archives, British Library, American Philosophical Society, and MIT Receive NEH Grant to Preserve the History of Cybernetics
The University of Illinois Archives has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop a prototype web-portal and analysis-engine to provide access to archival material related to the development of the iconic, multi-disciplinary field of cybernetics. The grant is part of the NEH’s Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Foundations…
Read MoreJob Opportunity: Assistant Professor School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia
The Department of Engineering and Society (E&S) in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a non-tenure track Assistant Professor to teach courses in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) beginning in August 2017. The responsibilities of the position will be to teach three STS courses per academic…
Read MoreJournal of Transport History: John Scholes Transport History Research Essay Competition, 2017
The John Scholes Prize, of up to €275 (275 Euros), is awarded annually to the writer of a publishable paper based on original research into any aspect of the history of transport and mobility. The prize is intended to recognise budding transport historians. It may be awarded to the writer of one outstanding article, or…
Read MoreCall for Papers: SHOT Graduate Student Workshop, October 2017
SHOT invites applications from graduate students to present short papers (up to 10 pages, 1.5-spaced) at an intensive workshop embedded in the formal SHOT conference. The workshop will provide graduate students with an opportunity to develop their presentation skills and to receive extensive feedback on their work. This is an exciting opportunity to become familiar…
Read MoreCall for Papers: 40th History of Technology Conference, Colors in Technology – Technology of Colors
The 40th History of Technology Conference will be held at the Klostergut Paradies in Schlatt near Schaffhausen, Switzerland on 17 and 18 November 2017. The Conference is a platform for the exchange of ideas between research, teaching and industry. The speakers and the invited guests come from universities, libraries, collections and museums or contribute their…
Read MoreTensions of Europe Summer school: Borders and Crises in European Past and Present – angles from the history of technology (Athens and Delphi – Greece, September 5-7, 2017)
September 5-7, 2017 the Tensions of Europe Early Career Scholars’ Group organises the summer school “Borders and Crises in European Past and Present – angles from the history of technology” in connection to the 8th Tensions of Europe Conference (Athens, 7-10 September 2017). The summer school aims at introducing PhD’s and early career scholars to…
Read MoreCall for Papers: RE:TRACE 2017 – 7th International Conference for Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology
The 7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology titled RE:TRACE focuses on an evaluation of the status of the meta-discipline Media Art Histories today. The conference takes place November 23-25, 2017 in Krems and Vienna (Austria). The organizing committee invites researchers of different areas, disciplines and practices to submit individual…
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