*Apologies for
cross-posting*
Recent History of
Technology, Mediterranean Studies, Environmental Humanities:
An Encounter
Part of the ‘Tensions of Europe Digital Workshop Festival’, 28
June-2 July 2021
The workshop seeks to advance a fruitful conversation between
recent history of technology and environmental humanities
(especially environmental history) in reference to the
Mediterranean, especially focusing on its southeastern region.
This conversation seems especially important if we are to
produce a proper contextualization of the way issues of
relevance to the environmental/ecological crisis, climate change
and sustainable development have been discussed and addressed
regarding this region. Contributions on all kinds of
energy-related technologies, from wind, solar and nuclear energy
projects, to fossil fuel exploration, extraction and transport
are especially welcome. And so are contributions on the full
range of the history of the technology-environment intersection,
from local air pollution to air dust arriving from a distance,
and from recycling to garbage burning. The workshop aims at
capitalizing on research undertaken through successfully
completed (from NETWORKING EUROPE to HoNESt) and currently
running (e.g., EURES, GREASE) ToE-related projects, bringing
ongoing national research projects (e.g., the “Looking for Oil
in the Greek Territory, 1920-1980” project on oil extractivism)
in direct contact to this research and the ToE researchers
responsible for it.
Deadline for abstract submissions (250 words, plus a brief
author CV): 16 May 2021
Contact Info
(Please, send your abstracts to):
Organizers:
- Christos Karampatsos,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History and Philosophy of
Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
& Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, University of West Attica
- Giorgos Velegrakis,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Mediterranean
Studies, Foundation for Research and Technology &
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Surveying and Geoinfomatics
Engineering, University of West Attica & Adjunct
Faculty, Department of History and Philosophy of Science,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- George L. Vlachos, Postdoctoral
Researcher, Institute of Historical Research, Hellenic
Research Foundation & Affiliated Researcher, Department
of History and Philosophy of Science, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Eirini Mergoupi-Savaidou,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of History and
Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University
of Athens
- Spyros Tzokas, Postdoctoral
Researcher, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation
for Research and Technology
Advisory/Support Committee Members:
- Gelina Harlaftis, Director,
Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research
and Technology
- Maria-Christina Chatziioannou,
Director, Institute of Historical Research, Hellenic
Research Foundation
- Aristotle Tympas, Chair,
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Giorgos Velegrakis (PhD, MSc, MEng)
Adjunct Faculty
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
School of Science
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens