Manipulating Flora: Gardens as Laboratories in the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe
21-22 January 2016, Institute for Research in the Humanities, Bucharest
Botany plays an overlooked role in shaping early modernity. Because philosophers, scholars, experimenters, physicians and botanists moved between public horti botanici and (secret or) private gardens, this workshop seeks original contributions exploring the connection between experiments with plants and the emergence of modern science and philosophy. Our focus will be on the influences of experimentation with plants in natural philosophy, but also in the development of particular sciences. Wide-ranging contributions discussing the art(s) of experimentation with plants, or exploring the collaborative dimension of the processes of botanical (and physiological) knowledge are welcome, as long as they help to reveal the significant status of manipulating nature through botanical studies.
Researchers from various areas are invited to submit proposals by the 15th of October including the author’s name, affiliation, a short CV, and contact information (the email address), the paper title (15-word maximum), an abstract (250-word maximum), and a short bibliography (up to 5 works). Submit proposals via email to manipulatingflora@gmail.com.
Submissions Due: 15 October 2015
Invited speakers: Antonio Clericuzio (Roma Tre), Florike Egmond (Leiden University), Alette Fleischer (Amsterdam University), Hiro Hirai (Radboud University Nijmegen), Cesare Pastorino (TU Berlin), Doina-Cristina Rusu (University of Bucharest).
Organizers: Fabrizio Baldassarri, Dana Jalobeanu, Oana Matei.
Please see the conference website for more information.
