CFP: BEING A MINORITY IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN SCIENCES

 call for papers workshop BEING A MINORITY IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN SCIENCES

Dear colleagues,

This is a call for papers for the workshop BEING A MINORITY IN MEDIEVAL AND

EARLY-MODERN SCIENCES (Warsaw, 25-26 January 2024). I would very much

appreciate it if you could spread the word.

Thank you,

Dr. Josefina Rodriguez-Arribas

Institute for the History of Science

Polish Academy of Sciences

*AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP*

*(Warsaw, 25–26 January 2024)*

*BEING A MINORITY*

*IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN SCIENCES*

*Call for papers*

*Subject Fields*:

Minorities / Ethnic minorities / Women / Disabilities / Religious

minorities / Linguistic minorities / Marginal knowledge in science /

Sciences / Philosophy / Heterodoxy / Clandestine science / Minor fields in

science

*Organizing** Committee*:

Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas (L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History

of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

<https://www.ihnpan.pl/josefina-rodriguez-arribas-en/#https://www.ihnpan.pl/josefina-rodriguez-arribas-en/>

)

Valentina Lepri (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of

Sciences, Warsaw

<https://ifispan.pl/members/valentina-leprigmail-com/#https://ifispan.pl/members/valentina-leprigmail-com/>

)

Jarosław Włodarczyk (L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History of

Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

<https://pan-pl.academia.edu/Jaros%C5%82awW%C5%82odarczyk#https://pan-pl.academia.edu/Jaros%25C5%2582awW%25C5%2582odarczyk>

)

*Sponsored* by *PERIPHERIES*–Minority Cultures on the Periphery of Science:

The Jews and the Circulation of Scientific Goods (funded by the European

Union Horizon 2020 under the *Marie Sklodowska-Curie* *Grant* agreement No.

847639) and *KNOWSTUDENTS*–From East to West, and Back Again: Student

Travel and Transcultural Knowledge Production in Renaissance Europe (c.

1470–c. 1620) (funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 under a *ERC

Consolidator Grant* agreement No. 864542).

*Venue*:

L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History of Science and Institute of

Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Staszic Palace,

Warsaw (Poland).

*Date *of the workshop: *January 25–26*, *2024*

*Deadline* for the submission of abstracts: *October 15*,* 2023*

“Being a minority in medieval and early-modern sciences” explores the

emergence, significance, limitations, advantages (if any), and specific

features of minorities engaged in the study and/or practice of the sciences

and philosophy across history, cultures, and societies, *from the 13th

through the 17th century*. We want to unveil and reflect on how the

‘minority’ status might have conditioned, shaped, invisibilized, or

connoted the *minority’s approach to scientific and philosophical topics*,

and to what extent the forms and results of the scientific engagement might

have affected or modified the minority’s social and cultural status, living

conditions, image, and identity. We are also interested in how this

minority status might have affected *minor or understudied fields of

knowledge or peripheral aspects* within specific scientific disciplines.

Here, the term ‘minority’ is understood broadly (*gender*, *language*,

*disability*, *religion*, *heterodoxy*, *ethnicity*, *etc*.), the same as

science (*medicine*, *astronomy*, *astrology*, *natural philosophy*, *etc*.).

The timeframe would extend through the 17th century, and there is no

geographical limit.

The workshop will bring together scholars and students alike, welcoming

their diverse methodological backgrounds and perspectives. Our goal is to

create an *inclusive and diverse* platform that fosters meaningful

discussions on the *social and cultural aspects of minorities and the

sciences* throughout different historical periods and cultures. By engaging

in this *multidisciplinary* exploration, we hope to gain deeper insights

into the complex interplay between scientific pursuits and minority

experiences in the past.

The Organizing Committee invites scholars, PhD candidates, and independent

researchers to submit abstracts (*200–300 words*) for 20-minute papers

dealing with any aspect of the minorities and the sciences by *October 15*,*

2023*. With the abstract, please send *a two-page CV* indicating your

current affiliation, fields of research, and publications.

The *funding bodies* (*MSCA* and *ERC*) will *cover* the trip and stay

*expenses* of those whose papers are selected for presentation during the

workshop.

*Notification* of acceptance by email: *October 30*,* 2023*

Questions and abstracts should be addressed to Dr. Josefina

Rodríguez-Arribas: rodriguezarribas@gmail.com

<rodriguezarribas@gmail.com?subject=rodriguezarribas@gmail.com>