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1) Here is a call for essays that might be of interest to STC members:
The Forum for the History of Science in America is pleased to announce a new essay series on what it means to study science in an American context (broadly defined. Does awareness of the Americas as a place where science is practiced influence our understanding of that science? We are soliciting brief essays and comments (anywhere from 500-3,500 words) from scholars at all stages of their careers working any relevant discipline (not just history.
The inaugural essays in this series have been posted on the Forum’s blog (http://americanscience.blogspot.com/.
“Science Knows no Boundaries;” Alan I. Marcus;
“Characteristics of the History of Science in America, with Some Programmatic Notes on Unity;” Clark A. Elliott;
“The History of American Science: A Field Finds Itself,” Hamilton Cravens,
Thirty years ago, the field of history of science was oriented almost entirely toward Europe. At about that time, a number of scholars consciously identified themselves as historians of science in America. During the years between then and now, research that was once marginal to the discipline has become central, and many historians who were once on the periphery of the profession now stand among its leaders. The Forum hopes to document what thirty years of change has meant to the theoretical construction of this field and related disciplines in order to gain a better understanding of where it is now and where it might be heading. Senior scholars might choose to reflect on how their understanding of science in America has changed over the years, if it has, while graduate students and recent Ph.D.s might discuss the relevance (or lack thereof) of the idea of American science to their research.
If you would like to contribute essay for this series, please contact Daniel Goldstein (dgoldstein@ucdavis.edu), newsletter editor for the Forum for the History of Science in America.
Daniel Goldstein
Humanities and Social Sciences Department
Shields Library
University of California, Davis
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-2040
Email: dgoldstein@ucdavis.edu
Visit the website at http://americanscience.blogspot.com/
2) We are currently planning for the 2008 ASA meeting in Albuquerque. Stay tuned for details!
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