Thursday 25 July 2024

Call for papers and posters International conference "History, philosophy, science: a colloquium in memory of Evelyn Fox Keller (1936-2023)"

 Call for papers and posters

International conference "History, philosophy, science: a colloquium in memory of Evelyn Fox Keller (1936-2023) ».

Organized by Karine Chemla (SPHERE) and Francesca Merlin (IHPST)

Paris, September 23rd-24th, 2024


The two-day conference "History, philosophy, science: a symposium in memory of Evelyn Fox Keller (1936-2023)" aims to pay tribute to Evelyn Fox Keller, the internationally renowned American scientist, historian and philosopher of science, and to her intellectual legacy on a variety of subjects, including the relationship between gender and science, the epistemological challenges of biology and in particular genetics, and the role of language and metaphors in science. 

This international conference will take place on 23-24 September 2024 in Paris and will bring together around fifteen international speakers. 


Young researchers (graduate students and postdocs) whose research deals with subjects related to the work of Evelyn Fox Keller and/or for whom she is a source of inspiration are invited to submit proposals for papers or posters. The former will be presented during the conference and the latter during the conference cocktail reception (Monday evening September 23rd). 


Proposals should take the form of an abstract of 300 words maximum in English and should be sent to the following address: francesca.merlin@cnrs.fr   


Deadline for submission: July 30th, 2024

Notification of acceptance: August 15th, 2024

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