Pre-Conference Program

SISS Virtual Seminars: History of Sciences and beyond

A series of three seminars on-line has been organized by the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS) in order to present the research of young Italian scholars.

This initiative is linked to and intends to promote the 9th Conference of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS), organized by the University of Bologna and SISS, which will be held for the first time on-line from 31 August to 3 September 2020.

Each seminar will last approximately one hour in total (a 20-minute talk, 30 minutes for discussion) and will be chaired by Monica Azzolini (University of Bologna) and by a senior scholar, expert of the presented topic, who will also act as commentator.

The seminar will be held in English. Questions can be answered in both Italian and English.

It will take place on Google Meet. To receive the Google Meet invitation to participate, please send an email to: SISSseminars@gmail.com

Thursday, 18 June 2020, at 6.00 pm (18.00 CEST)

Ilaria AMPOLLINI (University of Trento)

The Enigma of Maths: diffusion, reception and editions (1696-1778) of the Récreations Mathématiques by J. Ozanam

Chair and commentator: Bruno BELHOSTE (Université Paris 1 - Panthéon - Sorbonne)

Thursday, 2 July 2020, at 6.00 pm (18.00 CEST)

Roberto LALLI (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin)

Physics, European integration and the Cold War: the foundation of the European Physical Society as a case of science diplomacy

Chair and commentator: Simone TURCHETTI (University of Manchester)

Thursday, 16 July 2020, at 6.00 pm (18.00 CEST)

Cristiano TURBIL (University College London)

Medicine and politics in the newly Italian household: constructing a scientifically literate citizenship in post-unified Italy (1861-1900)

Chair and commentator: TBA