Fellowships in the the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for fellowships.

Brazil in the counterflow of history

This article, published in preprint at Scielo Library, analyzes how Brazilian foreign policy is responding to the main domestic and international challenges related to fighting the pandemic.

Crisis política en Perú: historia y movilización

José Ragas, docente en el Instituto de Historia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, reflexiona sobre la crisis política en Perú desde una perspectiva histórica e internacional. El país tuvo tres presidentes en una semana.

Fevers in the tropics

It explores how fevers affected social life in Brazil in the early nineteenth century and the efforts to establish medical knowledge about fevers in tropical environments.

Earthquakes and Disasters in Brazil

Popular belief holds that Brazil is a “blessed country,” where hurricanes, severe earthquakes, volcanoes, and other intense natural disasters do not occur. However, researchers Maria Margaret Lopes (University of Brasilia) and Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa (Unicamp) reveals many examples that contradict these assumptions.

Trayectorias y desafíos en la historiografía de la ciencia y de la medicina en América Latina

El artículo analiza cuatro perspectivas de la historia de la ciencia y de la medicina en América Latina utilizadas por los investigadores desde mediados del siglo XX hasta comienzos del siglo XXI.

Call for Papers – Wittgenstein and the Sciences

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science, of UFMG, welcomes articles that discuss, from a Wittgensteinian point of view, different approaches to the history and philosophy of science as well as science education.

Chronicling America

Free access to millions of historic American newspaper pages. Searches can be done by topic.

The 26th International Congress of History of Science and Technology goes virtual

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the congress that was to be held in Prague on July 25-31, 2021 will be held online.

Aportes a la historia de la medicina social chilena

Salvador Allende es una figura importante de la medicina social chilena. Este trabajo problematiza la relación entre Allende y el médico alemán Max Westenhöfer.