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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2><b>Call for Papers<br><br>
"Making Science Global: Reconsidering the Social and Intellectual
Implications of the International Polar and Geophysical
Years"<br><br>
October 31-November 1, 2007<br><br>
</b>The program committee of "Making Science Global: Reconsidering
the Social and Intellectual Implications of the International Polar and
Geophysical Years" invites papers for a possible two-day conference
at the Smithsonian Institution on October 31-November 1, 2007, examining
the impetus for (and the impact upon) science, society, and culture of
the International Polar Years (IPYs) of 1882-83 and 1932-33, and the
International Geophysical Year of 1957-58, as well as how this
perspective might be useful for planners of the current IPY in
2007-2008. We intend to explore the origins of these efforts, their
political dimensions, and their consequences. Themes might include
the place of the poles in human imagination, discipline formation,
cultural nationalism, politics, and trans-nationality prior to and after
1882; the emergence of the modern geosciences in the first half of the
twentieth century; the uses of new technologies to explore the poles; and
changing assessments of the nature of human cultures in high
latitudes. Papers addressing the International Geophysical Year
might examine its role in the Cold War and the extent to which
multi-disciplinarity and multi-national cooperation and competition
shaped the geosciences and contributed to environmental
awareness.<br><br>
Pending funding, the conference will be held in Washington, D.C.,
immediately prior to the History of Science Society meeting in
2007. International scholars and graduate students seeking exposure
to the history of the geosciences are particularly welcome. We hope
that the papers will merit publication. Proposals for papers should
include a title and abstract, as well as curriculum vita. DEADLINE:
December 31, 2007. Please send these electronically to David
DeVorkin</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2 color="#0000FF">
<u>devorkind@si.edu</u></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>,
Roger
Launius</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2 color="#0000FF">
<u>launiusR@si.edu</u></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>,
and James
Fleming</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2 color="#0000FF">
<u>jfleming@colby.edu</u></font></blockquote><br>
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