Reading Groups | KingsCHoSTM

Reading Group I (2018-present)

Convened by Prof. David Edgerton, this reading group has been in operation since 2018. The sessions provide a platform for postgraduates and staff to discuss both recent and past scholarly works related to the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HSTM), and Science and Technology Studies (STS). It provides an opportunity to revisit canonical texts in these fields, critically assessing their scholarly contribution, influence, and relevance, both in the past, and in the present.

This group meets on a fortnightly basis. Readings for each session will be announced two weeks in advance of every meeting. Meetings will take place in campus. If you are an MA or a PhD student interested in participating in this reading group, please get in touch with Francisca Valenzuela.

Reading list (2018-2021)

Work-in-Progress

PGR-led seminar

Dormant

As part of the CHoSTM annual programme, PGRs used to participate in a WIP reading group prior to each session of the Seminar Series. The reading group allowed PhD students to share their work in a friendly and relaxed environment to receive feedback from their peers. Work ranged from upgrade drafts and thesis chapters to conference papers, and all that is in between.

Reading Group II: Decolonising the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (2019-2023)

This reading group was a PhD lead initiative aiming to explore approaches and questions regarding the deconstruction of visions, definitions and frameworks in the study of the history of science, technology and medicine away from the perspective of the West. This group aimed to engage with new and emerging work and its contribution to the diversification of perspectives in the history of science, technology and medicine.