CALL FOR PAPERS
1ST IU Graduate Student Conference on the
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
March
11-12, 2016
Indiana
University Bloomington
Dept. of
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Submission
Deadline: December 1, 2015
The Indiana University Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine and HPS Graduate Students Association
are calling for submissions from graduate students working on topics relating
to the history and/or philosophy of science for its first graduate student
conference in the spring of 2016. Submissions are welcome on a breadth of
historical or philosophic topics in the sciences. This conference is
intended to be an opportunity for graduate students to share their work, make
connections, and receive feedback from peers and faculty in a congenial
environment. The anticipated schedule
is for 30-minute student presentations, followed by a 10-minute response by a
student commentator, and 15-20 minutes for follow-up questions and discussion. There will also be a poster session reception
intended to facilitate discussion, particularly suited to works in their early
stages of progress, ideas on new methodologies or tools in HPS, or novel ways
of extending HPS into the public sphere.
Submissions: Please submit papers or extended
outlines suitable for a 30-minute talk, or an abstract or description (~250
words) of a topic for a poster. Dual
submissions for talks and posters (on related or unrelated topics) are allowed. E-mail submissions to iuhpsconf@gmail.com on or before December 1,
2015. Acceptances will be sent out in
mid-January.
Conference Time & Place: March 11-12 (half-day Friday and
full-day Saturday), 2016, on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington.
Speaker: We
are pleased to have alumna Alice Domurat Dreger as our keynote speaker and featured
faculty guest for the conference. Dreger
is a historian of medicine, bioethicist, and social activist who has held
faculty positions in medicine, bioethics, and science studies at Northwestern
University, Michigan State University, and the University of Minnesota. Her work includes the history and ethics of
prenatal hormonal therapy, issues in academic freedom and activism, and advocacy
for patients with atypical and socially unaccepted bodies. Visit her personal website for additional
information: http://alicedreger.com/.
Lodging and Logistics: Funding is not available to cover
travel expenses, but we will facilitate lodging for student presenters with
graduate student hosts here in town on a first-come, first-served basis. Hotels in Bloomington are also quite
reasonably priced, and we’ll be glad to provide recommendations for those who
wish to make their own arrangements.
For questions
or further details, please contact us at iuhpsconf@gmail.com or see our website at http://iuhpsgraduateconference.blogspot.com.
