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(ICOHTEC symposium Katowice: DEADLINE EXTENDED) Call for Papers  TECHNOLOGY AND POWER   The International Committee for the History of Technology’s 46th Symposium in Katowice, Poland, 22 – 27 July 2019   Deadline for proposals is Monday 18 February, 2019 Sumposium's website. Social theorists from Max Weber to Jürgen Habermas have argued that power relations are among…

The Turriano ICOHTEC Prize is an Early Career Prize for Books on the history of technology, sponsored by the Juanelo Turriano Foundation and consists of 2,500 Euro. The prize-winning book will be presented and discussed at a special session of the next ICOHTEC symposium, in Katowice, Poland, from 22-27 July 2019. An additional 500 Euro is available…

The Technology Innovations and Society group of Eindhoven University of Technology is searching a PhD candidate for a research project called: Drivers of ‘Sustainability’ (DOS), in Dutch-African horticulture supply chains, 1960-2020 The Ph.D. project aims at analyzing the entangled long-term dynamics of the international horticulture supply chain, through the lens of sustainability developments. To this…

Centaurus, the official Journal of the European Society for the History of Science, regularly publishes issues dedicated to a special theme. Recently published special issues include: Tercentenary of D’Alembert’s Birth (1717-1783): A Review of the Latest Research. The Promises of Science: Historical Perspectives. How Do Writings in the Early Astral Sciences Reveal Mathematical Practices? Scoops, Scams…

Position: Senior lecturer in economic history with a focus on innovation and sustainability Department of Economic History, Lund University We are looking for a senior lecturer and research leader for one of the three branches of the department’s innovation research. We are looking for a person who has a base in innovation research, preferably focusing on…

HoST — Journal of History of Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed open access journal, available online, published in english by De Gruyter, as a result of a partnership between four portuguese research units (CIUHCT, CIDEHUS, Institute for Social Sciences, and Institute of Contemporary History). TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME 12.1  Opening essay by Jürgen Renn…

“Towards Digital Science and Technology Studies: Challenges and Opportunities” Luxembourg, 25-27 June 2019 We live in the digital age which has a huge impact on the way we do scholarly research. For emerging careers it seems to be particularly pivotal. One the one hand, digitalization brings opportunities enlarging the methodological and thematic horizons. On the…

International Conference: The Multifaceted Relationship between Fear and Technology 10 to 12 October 2018 Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin You can find all information here.

The Tensions of Europe conference is organised biennially by an interdisciplinary community of scholars who study the shaping of Europe through the lens of technology and material culture. We welcome fruitful interactions between historians of technology and scholars from all other fields of the humanities and social sciences . The 9th Tensions of Europe Conference…

Since 2001, the Committee for the History of Electricity has three objectives focused on the history of electricity: to conduct or foster scientific research, to study and promote tangible and intangible heritage, and to share and impart knowledge. In 2013, the Committee widened its scope to become the Committee for the History of Electricity and…