C ontributors may engage with one or more of the following themes, or even su ggest new ways of thinking about:
1. The History of Technology bet ween the Local, the Regional, and the Global:
• Circulation of tec hnologies, expertise, and knowledge across borders
• Adaptation and ap propriation of technologies in different cultural contexts
• Tensions between globalisation and localisation in technological change
• Regio nal networks and their role in shaping technological trajectories
• Co lonial, postcolonial and decolonial dimensions of technology
• Network s of maintenance and repair
2. History of Technology, Histori ography and Education:
• Methodological innovations in researching the history of technology
• Interdisciplinary approaches and their ch allenges
• Teaching the history of technology in universities and scho ols
• Public engagement and the communication of technological history
• The relevance of technology history to contemporary policy debates< br />• Digital humanities and new forms of historical scholarship
3. Intersections between the History of Technology and Other Fields of Historical Study:
• Technology and social history: class, labour, gender, and everyday life
• Technology and cultural history: represen tation, identity, and meaning
• Technology and environmental history: sustainability, resource use, and ecological change
• Technology and e conomic history: innovation, industrialisation, and development
• Tech nology and political history: governance, regulation, and power
• Tech nology and the history of medicine: cultural values, therapeutic practice, and material conceptions about the human body
4. Special Focu s: Museums, Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Public Engagemen t:
Given our collaboration with the Ethnological Museum of T hrace, we particularly welcome proposals that engage with material and inta ngible culture, museum practices, and public history. We are interested in innovative session formats that:
• Explore tensions and synergies betw een academic and museum approaches to technological history
• Demonstr ate object-based learning methodologies
• Address the challenges of co mmunicating technological history to diverse publics
• Examine the rol e of museums in preserving and interpreting technological heritage
• S tudy visitor engagements with intangible heritage, particularly those of ma rginalised and silenced ethno-cultural communities
• Critically examin e the funding relationships between private technological and industrial in terests, and museum
We welcome proposals in the following for mats:
Individual and author teams’ presentations. Please, submit an abstract of up to 350 words.
Panel SessionsThematically coherent sessions of 3-4 pape rs. Panel organisers should submit a panel abstract (up to 400 words) descr ibing the theme and its significance; after approval the conference committ ee and the panel organisers will issue a specific call for proposals (indiv idual or author teams’ paper abstracts up to 350 words each).
RoundtablesDiscussion-based sessions with 4-6 participant s addressing a specific question or debate. Organisers should submit a desc ription of the topic and format (up to 350 words); names and brief bios of participants (up to 100 words each); key questions to be addressed.
Graduate Student and Early Career OpportunitiesICOHTEC is committed to supporting emerging scholars. We particularly wel come submissions from graduate students and early career researchers. The c onference will feature:
• Visual Lightning Talk Competitions for gradu ate students
• Mentorship opportunities pairing students with establis hed scholars
• Book development workshops
