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Call for thematic dossiers: HoST – Journal of History of Science and Technology (2025)

Extended deadline: 16 February 2024

HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technologyrecently indexed by Scopus, is an open access, on-line peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, published in English by a group of Portuguese research institutions and Sciendo. HoST encourages submissions of original historical research exploring the cultural, social and political dimensions of science, technology, and medicine (STM), both from a local and a global perspective. 

Past thematic issues have dealt with topics as diverse as circulation, science communication, natural history, or the relation between science, technology and politics. Future issues might deal with both established and emerging areas of scholarship. The editors of HoST are looking for proposals for two thematic dossiers to be published in 2025 (HoST volume 19, issue 1-June; issue 2-December).

Each thematic dossier should be prepared by the guest editor(s) and include four research papers along with an introduction.

Proposals should include the following items:

  1. An abstract describing the topic for the thematic dossier and its significance (500 words);
  2. A list of the contributors along with the titles and abstracts (300 words each) of the four research papers;
  3. Brief CVs (300 words) of the guest editor(s) and authors.

The guest editor(s) and the contributors must be prepared to meet HoST's publication schedule:

Deadline for the submission of proposals (general abstract, paper titles and abstracts, and brief CVs)

16 February 2024

Deadline for the submission of research papers to be published in the June 2025 issue

31 July 2024

Deadline for the submission of research papers to be published in the December 2025 issue

30 December 2024 

Proposals will be subject to approval by the Editorial Board and authors will be informed of the outcome by March 2024. 

Submissions should be sent as an e-mail attachment (preferably in one single .doc, .docx, .rtf or .odt file), to the chief-editor: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Oceans Past X - Call for Abstracts

Oceans Past brings together scholars and practitioners interested in documenting and understanding changes in marine systems and human maritime interactions in past decades, centuries and millennia.

Conference themes include:

  1.  How the sea has changed us / how we have changed the sea
  2.  Physical and biological drivers in marine ecosystems and populations
  3.  Scales of sustainable and unsustainable marine harvesting throughout time
  4.  Multidisciplinary perspectives on social and ecological consequences of change 
  5.  Trajectories and repercussions of management interventions on marine social‐ecological systems through time
  6.  Lessons from the past for management of coastal zones and the high seas

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 January 2024

 

To qualify for an oral or poster presentation please visit https://oceanspast.org/opx.php and follow the instructions for submission to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..              

Attendance subsidies are available for some early career researchers, please check the website for eligibility and how to apply.

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Call for articles: THE RURAL, SCIENCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A NECESSARY DEBATE

Link para submissões: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/anos90/index

O RURAL, A CIÊNCIA E O MEIO AMBIENTE: UM DEBATE NECESSÁRIO

Prazo para envio: 1 de março de 2024

 THE RURAL, SCIENCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A NECESSARY DEBATE

Deadline for submission: march 1st, 2024

Editores de seção / Directors:

Dr. José Luís Garcia (Universidade de Lisboa); Dr. Marcio Antônio Both da Silva (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná); Dra. Nívia Pombo (Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro)

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Call - Conference session 'Beyond the shoreline: Coastal Dunes, Aeolian Processes, and Human Impacts'

Conference session 'Beyond the shoreline: Coastal Dunes, Aeolian Processes, and Human Impacts' - EGU Conference - April 14-19, 2024

Session Details:

Convener: Glenn Strypsteen

Co-conveners: Michel Riksen, Jan-Markus Homberger, Andreas Baas, Kathelijne M. Wijnberg

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 10, 2024 13:00 CET

EGU Conference Dates: April 14-19, 2024

Location: Vienna, Austria

Session Overview:

Coastal dunes, essential for safety and habitat development, are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change factors. Increased storm events, shifting wind patterns, and rising sea levels are influencing the long-term evolution of coastal landscapes, creating a complex interplay of internal dynamics within the eco-physical system.

Despite qualitative insights into individual factors shaping coastal dune landscapes, a critical gap exists in quantifying their integrated effects on a landscape scale. This session aims to bridge that knowledge gap by exploring the intricate relationships between coastal dunes, aeolian sediment transport, human interventions, climate change, and ecosystem functions.

Why Participate?

  • Explore cutting-edge research in coastal dunes, aeolian processes, and human impacts.
  • Foster knowledge exchange through field measurements/experiments and modelling.
  • Contribute to the development of management strategies for safeguarding coastal ecosystems.
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Call - HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology

Call for thematic dossiers: HoST – Journal of History of Science and Technology (2025)

HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology, recently indexed by Scopus, is an open access, on-line peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, published in English by a group of Portuguese research institutions and Sciendo. HoST encourages submissions of original historical research exploring the cultural, social and political dimensions of science, technology, and medicine (STM), both from a local and a global perspective.

Past thematic issues have dealt with topics as diverse as circulation, science communication, natural history, or the relation between science, technology and politics. Future issues might deal with both established and emerging areas of scholarship. The editors of HoST are looking for proposals for two thematic dossiers to be published in 2025 (HoST volume 19, issue 1-June; issue 2-December).

Each thematic dossier should be prepared by the guest editor(s) and include four research papers along with an introduction.

Proposals should include the following items:

An abstract describing the topic for the thematic dossier and its significance (500 words);

A list of the contributors along with the titles and abstracts (300 words each) of the four research papers;

Brief CVs (300 words) of the guest editor(s) and authors.

The guest editor(s) and the contributors must be prepared to meet HoST's publication schedule:

Deadline for the submission of proposals (general abstract, paper titles and abstracts, and brief CVs) - 20 January 2024

Deadline for the submission of research papers to be published in the June 2025 issue - 31 July 2024

Deadline for the submission of research papers to be published in the December 2025 issue - 30 December 2024

Proposals will be subject to approval by the Editorial Board and authors will be informed of the outcome by February 2024.

Submissions should be sent as an e-mail attachment (preferably in one single .doc, .docx, .rtf or .odt file), to the chief-editor: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Report(H)a members meeting

No decorrer do V Encontro Report(H)a realizou-se a reunião dos membros da rede Report(H)a, onde se partilhou o trabalho que tem sido desenvolvido, nomeadamente a articulação com a European Society for Environmental History. A todos os membros foi feito um apelo de colaboração no sentido de divulgação de eventos, publicações e projetos. Foi ainda apresentada e aprovada a proposta de organização do próximo encontro Report(H)A, por parte do CITCEM / FLUP, com o tema “Counting (multi)species - how the future is behind us? (Re) reading environmental archives and methodologies”, a decorrer no ano de 2025.

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During the V Report(H)a Meeting, a gathering of the members of the Report(H)a network took place, where the work that has been carried out was shared, particularly the collaboration with the European Society for Environmental History. An appeal for collaboration in the promotion of events, publications, and projects was made to all members. Furthermore, the proposal for organising the next Report(H)a Meeting, by CITCEM / FLUP, with the theme "Counting (multi)species - how the future is behind us? (Re) reading environmental archives and methodologies," to be held in 2025, was also presented and approved.

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V Encontro REPORT(H)A

Um encontro enérgico!

No dia 19 do mês de outubro, os participantes do V Encontro REPORT(H)A (Rede Portuguesa de História Ambiental) juntaram-se na Universidade do Minho, em Braga, para discutirem a energia na História, partindo do enfoque disciplinar ambiental (Energia e desafios socio-ambientais).

A investigação de Nuno Luís Madureira, primeiro keynote do encontro, trouxe-nos as ‘surpresas’ das transições, oferecendo uma perspetiva histórica sobre os processos de industrialização e as consequentes mudanças estruturais dos padrões de produção e consumo energético. O primeiro dos sete painéis, “Fontes de energia, crises e transições I”, aproximou a visão medieval, moderna e contemporânea acerca dos constrangimentos do consumo de combustíveis (em contexto de instituição religiosa ou de indústria metalúrgica), da exploração das paisagens (a utilização de arbustos para produção de carvão vegetal) e da reutilização da matéria (permitindo a renovação do ciclo do nitrogénio em zonas agrícolas). Em “Políticas, Protesto e legalidade”, discutiram-se o modo como as transições ecológicas se associam a vastas reconfigurações jurídicas, também acompanhadas pelas reações comunitárias. Em “Espaços, paisagens e patrimónios I”, trouxe-se à colação a discussão do governo dos comuns, da educação patrimonial e das fronteiras artificiais e naturais.

Steve Mentz inaugurou o dia 20 de outubro com uma palestra que nos fez viajar pela literatura e pelo futuro dos oceanos. A sessão “Fontes de energia, crises e transições II” debateu o papel do eucalipto como potencial recurso energético, as estratégias de aprovisionamento do espermacete e a paisagem marítima no enquadramento das energias renováveis. De seguida, Sofia Teives Henriques repensou os desafios passados e futuros através da sistematização dos consumos energéticos em contexto urbano comparado. A sessão “Espaços, paisagens e patrimónios II” conectou a crise das reservas florestais e espécies frutíferas no Portugal moderno com plataformas de atividade cívica, tendo em vista o acompanhamento do desmantelamento de uma ex-refinaria de petróleo. A sessão “Métodos, práticas e desafios” como que nos deixou a pensar nas potencialidades sem fim do campo ambiental, pois colocou como objeto de análise as aves de rapina, os fogos nos baldios e as doenças e epidemias.

Ao longo dos dois dias, cerca de cinquenta palestrantes, de várias instituições académicas e profissionais, procuraram partilhar perspetivas enunciadas a partir de diferentes áreas disciplinares. Criou-se, assim, uma plataforma de debate para entender os desafios historiográficos que colocam a energia no centro da atualidade, frente à discussão atual sobre energias renováveis e sustentabilidade. O encontro foi mais longe, ao entender as suas múltiplas dimensões: energia-combustível, energia-recurso, energia-património. Desde a escala local, partindo para a nacional e internacional, mostrou-se como o tópico energia não cessa de motivar uma reflexão transdisciplinar socio-ambiental, principalmente nestes tempos conturbados. Vemo-nos no Porto, em 2025, no VI Encontro REPORTHA!

Braga, 29 de outubro 2023

José Rafael Soares

membro da Comissão Organizadora do V Encontro REPORT(H)A  

https://reportha2023.wixsite.com/report-h-a-2023

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