Atlantic Node
The Atlantic Node is based out of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS.
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The Atlantic Node has a very active membership, representing most Atlantic universities and a wide variety of disciplines.
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The Atlantic Node distributes an events listing every second Wednesday. Items include local, national, and international events, invitations to publish, and job opportunities.
SituSci Atlantic is hosting the 2012 meeting of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science.
Node Manager(s)
Dr. Ford Doolittle, Dr. Mélanie Frappier, Dr. Kregg Hetherington, Dr. Letitia Meynell, Dr. Brian Noble
Biographies
The Atlantic Node is managed by a team of academics from the University of King's College and Dalhousie University.
Node News and Events
Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit (TRRU)
hosts a bimonthly “Science Studies of Vaccines Reading Group.” Contact TRRU for details and readings at trru@dal.ca.
HOPOS 2012
The Atlantic Node is proud to support
HOPOS 2012
June 21-24
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
9th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science
Hosted...
Paul Thompson: Ethical Issues in Agriculture: Organic, Locavore and Genetic Modification
Dr. Paul Thompson on CTV Morning Live - Wednesday, Jan. 25th at 7:45am (see CTV news video section)
Situating Science, Evolution Studies Group at Dalhousie University, the Philosophy department at...
Steven Shapin: The Long History of Dietetics: Thinking about Food, Expertise, and the Self
Watch live streaming video from situsci at livestream.com
The Situating Science Atlantic Node is pleased to support the LIVE STREAMING of the Science and Technology Studies (STS) 4th annual lecture...
Atlantic Node Works in Progress Meeting
The next Works in Progress meeting will be held this Thursday, June 23 in the Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, New Academic Building, University of King's College. Coffee and sweets at 7 pm, the...
METROPOLIS screening with live music and artist talk
Halifax:
SAT APRIL 2ND
7:00 PM SCREENING - METROPOLIS with live musical accompaniment
Alumni Hall | King’s New Academic Building | 6350 Coburg Road | $5 Suggested Donation...
Joan Fujimura Race Lecture Series March 22, 2011
Watch the video here
Halifax:
DIFFERENT DIFFERENCES: THE USE OF ANCESTRY VERSUS RACE IN BIOMEDICAL HUMAN GENETIC RESEARCH
Dr. Joan Fujimura, Professor of Sociology, University of...
Provenance and the Role of the Public Museum Halifax March 8, 2011
Halifax: Science and its Publics National Lecture Series Presents Part 3:
STREAMED LIVE AT: www.ccepa.ca
http://livestre.am/pJWb AND streamed here
Video available to view here...
Social Identities and the Question of 'Realism', Linda Martin Alcoff, Dec. 2, King's College
Lecture Series on Race: Linda Alcoff
The University of King's College is pleased to present a talk by Linda Martin Alcoff entitled "Social Identities and the Question of '...
Nova Scotian Institute of Science's Student Science Writing and Video Competition in 2011
In 2011 the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS), in collaboration with the Situating Science Knowledge Cluster (Halifax), are sponsoring the NSIS 2011 Science Writing and Video Competition....
Science and the Media: Lost in Translation
The Science and its Publics Lecture Series launch was a great success with over 300 in attendance, great partnerships, discussion and live stream Qs too. See below or click on title for more...
Race lecture Series: Science, Philosophy, and Race: The Shaping of the Race Concept in the Late Enlightenment
Dr. Philip Sloan, University of Notre Dame
Science, Philosophy, and Race: The Shaping of the Race Concept in the Late Enlightenment
Lecture for
Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature...
Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series
SituSci's Atlantic Node is sponsoring a sci fi movie and panel discussion series, which will consist of a FREE movie screening and panel discussion every Tuesday evening throughout the month...
The Individual in Science and Philosophy Annual ARPA Meeting. Keynote: Robert A. Wilson. Oct. 15-16
Situating Science is pleased to co-sponsor the Atlantic Region Philosophers Association's (ARPA)
Annual Meeting 2010
The Individual in Science and Philosophy
October 15 - October...
Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature and Art Lecture Series: Philip Sloan and JH Fujimura lectures
Situating Science is pleased to partner for
Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature and Art Lecture Series at the University of King's College, Halifax, NS.
Winter 2011:
Dr. Joan...
Research and Development
Node Students
PhD Student
Paul Armstrong, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
Paul Armstrong is a doctoral student in sociology at Dalhousie, with research interests in the development of the social sciences. Current work focuses on the interwar period and the theoretical and methodological debates which paved the way for the dominance of analytical and formal approaches in the postwar period. His broader interests are focused on the relation between religion and civil society. This has led to his involvement in a large-scale project about the Irish Catholic community in nineteenth century Halifax. He has done work in economic development and policy analysis.
MA Student
Megan Dean, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta
Megan is a graduate student at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her MA research looks at the effects (and non-effects) of feminist social and cultural critiques on women's experiences of their bodies. She is drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and many feminist appropriations of Foucault's ideas to think this through. Her academic interests include philosophy of the body, philosophy of food, feminist theory, philosophy of science, and the history of philosophy.
Works in Progress (WIP)
The Atlantic Node invites members to present their current projects. Includes a schedule of upcoming talks.
Research on Research
The Atlantic Node has begun preliminary work into an investigation of scientific research and funding at universities.
Photo Credit: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 183-M0719-0511
Past Work
Nova Scotia Institute of Science Science Writing and Video Competition
The Atlantic Node has partnered with the NS Institute of Science to promote the 2011 Science Writing and Video competition.
Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series
The Atlantic Node sponsored a sci fi film series on Tuesday evenings throughout the month of October, 2010.
Science Without Data: The Role of Thought Experiments in Empirical Investigations. 18-19 June, 2010. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. This two-day workshop brought together close to 20 philosophers, historians, anthropologists, and scientists for a discussion of their most recent work on thought experiments.
Upcoming Events
Apr 18 9:00AM
York University: This workshop examines the complexities, affinities, and politics of care in technoscience research. [+]
Apr 20 7:00PM
York University: Thompson (Berkeley) launches the Politics of Care in Technoscience workshop [+]
Jun 21 8:00AM
Dalhousie University and the University of King's College: 9th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science [+]