Editors: Amy Slaton and Carol Ressler Lockman
Deadline: November 1, 2012
Amy Slaton and Carol Ressler Lockman invite historians of science, technology, and medicine; and scholars in science and technology studies, anthropology, the visual arts, cultural studies, and related fields to submit essays for an edited volume on the historical and cultural meanings of new materials. The resulting collection, focused on the creation, testing, and definition of materials in all historical settings, will be published in the Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture series of the University of Pennsylvania Press and edited by Amy Slaton (Drexel University).
The processes by which materials are developed and deployed provide a powerful lens on industrial cultures. The means by which materials are Read the rest of this entry »
