Colloque Scientiae

Scientiae fall conference

Call for papers

25-26 October 2024, Brown University

Scientiae is an international research group at the nexus of Renaissance/early-modern studies and history/philosophy of science. We are very pleased to announce our first fall conference. This event will take place at, and with support of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (US), on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October 2024. 

For this conference we have chosen the theme “The Global History of Knowledge” with a specific, but not exclusive, focus on the Americas and the Atlantic in the period 1450–1750. Keynote address by Pablo F. Gómez (University of Wisconsin-Madison).



Historians of science, philosophers, literary scholars, art historians, and many other seemingly distant experts are encouraged to reflect together on the complexities of the early modern period.



We envision three ways to join:

• Individual, 20-minute papers: Please submit a descriptive title, 200-word abstract, and one-page CV.

• Complete panels: Same as above for each paper, plus 200-word rationale for the panel. Maximum four presenters, including chair (and/or respondent).

• Workshops or seminars: One-page CV for each session leader, plus 200-word plan explaining the topic’s suitability, and its techniques or resources.



Please submit your proposal before midnight of May 15th, 2024, at scientiae.uk@gmail.com.



See here for the cfp on our website: https://scientiae.uk/2024/03/09/scientiae-2024-fall-conference-providence-rhode-island-25-26-october-cfp-open/


Inquiries can be addressed to: m.j.jonker@uu.nl