Dr. Emily Wakild publica “A Moderating Force: Conserving Nature in National Parks in Patagonia and Amazonia”
Dr. Emily Wakild publicó recientemente su nuevo libro, A Moderating Force: Conserving Nature in National Parks in Patagonia and Amazonia, con Oxford University Press. De la autora: “Este libro parte de una premisa sencilla. Durante el último siglo, los paisajes de Sudamérica cambiaron radicalmente. A medida que se talaban los bosques, se construían ciudades y […]
Dr. Gerardo Morales Jasso et al publicam novo volume editado sobre a história da ciência ambiental mexicana
El Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental UNAM ha publicado un volumen editado sobre la historia de las ciencias ambientales en México, coordinado por Gerardo Morales Jasso, Alejandro Bonada Chavarría y Pedro S. Urquijo Torres, titulado Las ciencias ambientales en México: Aproximaciones a su historia. Esta colección interdisciplinaria busca explorar los orígenes, los intereses y […]
Hacer terreno: un método interdisciplinario para la historia de las circulaciones, por Diego Ortúzar
El estudio de las circulaciones en espacios periféricos desde una perspectiva material ha sido abordado principalmente por investigaciones de las ciencias sociales, en particular desde la antropología y la geografía, con un fuerte anclaje en el trabajo de terreno. Una vasta literatura en esa línea ha analizado, por ejemplo, los efectos sociales de la llegada […]
Eve Buckley publica capítulo em volume editado sobre ciência e tecnologia no Brasil.
A Dra. Eve Buckley, da Universidade de Delaware, publicou recentemente um capítulo no livro, Ciências e tecnologias num Brasil (in)dependente. Segundo os editores: “Este livro foi organizado com o objetivo de discutir a história da produção das ciências e das tecnologias no Brasil, considerando-as parte do processo de configuração e consolidação da cultura do país pós-independência […]
Carlos Sanhueza-Cerda publica novo livro sobre os trabalhadores técnicos do Observatorio Astronómico Nacional do Chile
Dr. Carlos Sanhueza-Cerda of the Universidad de Chile has recently published his book entitled The Day Laborers of Science. Technical Work at the Astronomical Observatory of Chile (1852–1927). This book fills a significant gap in the historiography of science by examining the overlooked contributions of non-astronomical personnel in the early National Astronomical Observatory of Chile. […]
História Especial e Covid-19 | Precisamos de mais e melhor relativismo, não de menos
In this blog post, Dr. Karin Rosemblatt argues that historians can help combat scientific denialism by increasing transparency about how science actually works and elucidating science’s inevitable relationship with politics and culture. ~ ~ ~ For some time, political actors on the right have been deploying lies to further their political goals, and scientific findings […]
Eve Buckley publica nova pesquisa sobre os debates sobre o controle populacional na Guerra Fria
Dr. Eve Buckley of the University of Delaware has recently published a research report based on her archival work at the Rockefeller Archive Center on population control debates during the Cold War. “Inspired by a Brazilian critique of overpopulation concerns emanating from the United States during the early 1950s, this project examines debates about the […]
Teaching on Latin America and the Environment: Online Pedagogy Workshop
Registration is open for a one-day, online pedagogy workshop on integrating Latin American and Caribbean history of science and environmental history into teaching in adjacent fields. The workshop aims to inspire historians to teach about Latin American science and environment, with a specific focus on the nineteenth and twentieth-century periods. Participants will come away with […]
Gabriel Lopes Appointed Co-editor of Manguinhos
Gabriel Lopes, a researcher at the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC/Fiocruz), has been appointed co-editor of História, Ciência, Saúde — Manguinhos. He will share this role with Marcos Cueto until December 2025. Beginning in January 2026, Lopes will assume full responsibility as editor, with an initial four-year term, renewable. Lopes holds a PhD in the […]
Chris Heaney Wins Bolton-Johnson Prize from Conference on Latin American History
Congratulations to Chris Heaney, whose book Empires of the Dead: Inca Mummies and the Peruvian Ancestors of American Anthropology was awarded the Bolton-Johnson Prize from the Conference on Latin American History for books published in 2023! The Bolton-Johnson Prize is awarded for the best book in English on any significant aspect of Latin American History […]
Angélica Márquez-Osuna Wins the 2024 SKLAC Dissertation Prize
The SKLAC Dissertation Prize committee recently met to review the submissions of scholars from around the world. We read dissertations on everything—from the environmental history of Mexican deserts to Latin American futurism/s to the role of museums in communicating the urgency of the Anthropocene. We would like to take a moment to acknowledge the hard […]
Lydia Crafts e Diana Montaño recebem o prêmio de artigo inaugural do SKLAC!
History of Science Society Forum for Science and Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 Article Prize The Forum for Science and Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean (SKLAC) congratulates Diana Montaño and Lydia Crafts, co-winners of the 2023 article prize. This year’s prize committee read twenty articles of extraordinarily high quality, submitted […]