International Workshop on Sciences and Narratives of Nature: East and West; 12-14 December 2011; Manipal, India

International Workshop on Sciences and Narratives of Nature: East and West

12-14 December 2011; Manipal, India

Sponsors and partners:

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences grant
• Manipal University, Manipal, India
• Situating Science Strategic Knowledge Cluster
• Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
• University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Hosted in Manipal, India, this workshop marks the second stage in a multi-stage collaborative initiative between Canadian, Indian and Southeast Asian scholars in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Following the successes of the "Circulating Knowledge: East and West" workshop held at the University of King's College in July, 2010, the workshop will adopt a comparative approach to examine the rise of science and concepts of nature in the "East" and the "West".

Last date for the submission of applications: 30 September 2011

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