[Sci-tech-public] FW: Harvard History of Science Workshop

[David Mindell]

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From: macrakis [mailto:macrakis at msu.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:15 AM
To: mindell at MIT.EDU
Subject: Harvard History of Science Workshop

 

 


 


Dear David, Would it be possible to circulate this notice of the workshop to
faculty, students and Knight Journalism fellows.

Thanks.

Kristie

 

Rethinking Readership in the History of Science
Workshop
Department of the History of Science, Harvard University
Sponsored by the Graduate Workshops
19 April 2008
Saturday 9:30-1:00
 Science Center 469
 
Coffee will be available from 9:30 am
 
 9:45 Introduction: Janet Browne & Kristie Macrakis
 
I. An Academic Crisis
 "Readership: Does It Matter?"  Steven Shapin, Harvard University
 "Training and the Generalist's Vision in the History of Science." David
Kaiser, MIT
Discussion
 
10:30 am. Break
 
10:45 am. II. Writing for a Wider Audience
 "Journalism and History of Science." Philip Hilts, Knight Program, MIT
 "From Academic to Trade Book: the Cure Within", Anne Harrington, Harvard
University
 "Biographies." Janet Browne, Harvard University
 "What Do Publishers Want?" Ann Downer-Hazell, Harvard University Press
Discussion
 
12:30 pm. Commentary: Everett Mendelsohn, Harvard University
 
1:00 pm.  Sandwich lunch for speakers and participants
 
For numbers, please could you email Ellen Guarente
<mailto:guarente at fas.harvard.edu> guarente at fas.harvard.edu   if you wish to
stay to lunch
Thank you!
 
 

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Professor Kristie Macrakis

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2007-08 address:
Visiting Scholar
Harvard University
Department of the History of Science
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Home: (857) 753-4887
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