Séminaire romand d’histoire des sciences et des techniques

We are glad to share the program for the 2023-24 series of the Séminaire romand d’histoire des sciences et des techniques. The seminar is held on Mondays 11am-1pm, usually once a month, in Geneva, Lausanne or Neuchâtel, and online (in “hybrid mode”). Invited speakers will share a work-in-progress or recently published research that will be discussed collectively after a short presentation.

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Jérôme Baudry (EPFL), Bruno J. Strasser (UNIGE), Harro Maas (UNIL) and Gianenrico Bernasconi (UNINE)

Program

9 October 2023, Université de Lausanne
Mary Morgan (London School of Economics): “Narratives and Models in Science”

7 November 2023 (nb: Tuesday), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Yi-Tang Lin (Universität Zürich): “Food and Agriculture Research in the Early People’s Republic of China”

11 December 2023, Université de GenèveGerardo Ienna (Università di Verona): “A History of Science and Technology Studies Through its Transnational Associations”

19 February 2024, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Brice Laurent (Mines Paris – PSL): “Quelle politique du territoire face à l’extraction des ressources ?”

18 March 2024, Université de Neuchâtel
François Jarrige (Université de Bourgogne): “Du ‘cheval vivant’ and ‘cheval mort’ : penser le moteur animé à l’âge industriel”

22 April 2024, Université de Genève
Debjani Bhattacharyya (Universität Zürich): “Atmospheric Politics and the Indian Ocean”

13 May 2024, Université de Lausanne
Monika Wulz (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich): “Science, Technology, Gender, and Development Politics: Science Studies in International Socialist Debate”

17 June 2024, Université de Neuchâtel
Rachele Delucchi (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich): “Le vide. Histoire d’un rien productif (1940-1980)”