‘Between the Global and the Local’
Date: 9/10 May 2025.
Location: Ulster University, Belfast Campus.
Submissions of papers on any theme relating to HSTM are welcome, and need not be related specifically to Ireland. Abstracts (no more than 300 words) and a short biography (no more than 100 words) should be submitted by 31 March 2025 using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/bn5G8K3m8chDUjDo9
Call for papers:
The annual meeting of the HSTM Network Ireland will be held this year, in person, at Ulster University. We welcome the submission of organised panels as well as individual papers on any topic related to the history of science, medicine, and technology. We encourage scholars at any stage of their career from inside and outside of academic institutions.
We encourage papers and panels on themes, such as:
· The past and future of the HSTM of Ireland
· Decolonise HSTM and/or decolonial research in HSTM
· Feminist and gender-critical approaches to HSTM
· HSTM in the classroom, at the desk, and in public
· Disability between science, technology, and medicine
We will notify all prospective speakers at the latest by the end of March.
The conference fee will be small and will include tea/coffee/lunch.
We are a small organisation and cannot support speaker travel expenses. Please note that there are a number of small grants for conference travel for postgraduate students available from other organisations, such as the Society for the Social History of Medicine (https://sshm.org/bursaries/).
Conference Location
Ulster University Belfast is situated in the artistic and cultural centre of the city, the Cathedral Quarter. Located on York Street, the campus is easily accessible by train, bus and car. The most accessible train route is the new hourly train running from Dublin to Belfast Grand Central Station. While car parking is not available on campus, there are numerous car park spaces nearby and the campus is accessible through multiple Translink buses and private bus companies.
Please direct any queries to Dr Conor Heffernan and the HSTM conference committee at HSTMNetworkIreland@gmail.com
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