CfP: Scientiae: Early Modern Knowledge

CfP: Scientiae: Early Modern Knowledge

12-15 June 2019, Queen’s University, Belfast

Scientiae is the interdisciplinary conference on intellectual culture, 1400-1800. It is centred on, but not limited to, developments in the early-modern natural sciences. Philosophers, historians, literary scholars and others are invited to share their perspectives on this vital period. This conference at Queen’s University, Belfast 2019 will be our 8th annual meeting.

The schedule will include plenary addresses by: Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame/Rome) & Rob Iliffe (Oxford) and plenary panels led by: Subha Mukherji (Cambridge) & Marco Sgarbi, Pietro Daniel Omodeo, and Craig Martin (Venice).

The steering committee seeks proposals for:

  • Individual (20-minute) papers: Please submit a descriptive title, 250-word abstract, and one-page CV.
  • Complete panels: Same as above for each paper, plus 150-word rationale for the panel. Maximum four panellists, plus chair (and/or respondent).
  • Workshops: One-page CV for each workshop leader, plus 250-word plan for the session: topic, techniques, hands-on resources, etc.
  • Seminars: One-page CV for each seminar leader, plus 250-word rationale for the session: its topic, and its suitability for treatment in seminar format.

Proposals should be sent to pertransibunt@gmail.com by 30 December 2018. The committee will respond by the end of January.

For more details, please see the conference website.

 

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