50+2 years of Scholarship: UPenn Dept of the Hist and Soc of Sci - History of Science

In October 2022, the University of Pennsylvania HSS Department commemorated it's 50th anniversary, delayed two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over two days, alumni, faculty, and current students gathered to discuss the department's history, its contributions to the field and new directions scholarship might take. In this episode: Chair: Cameron Brinitzer USC-Berggruen Fellow Moderator: Sebastián Gil-Riaño Assistant Professor, HSS Lynn Nyhart Robert E. Kohler Professor of History of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison John Tresch Professor and Mellon Chair, Warburg Institute Jeremy Vetter Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Arizona Joanna Radin Associate Professor of History of Medicine and History, Yale University Mary Mitchell Assistant Professor, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto For more information on this and other topics, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/153

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A new public events series from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine brings historical perspective to contemporary issues and concerns. In the public forums, historians and other specialists speak about culturally relevant topics in front of a live audience at Consortium member institutions. Forum subjects range from medical consumerism to public trust in science and technology. Videos of these events are also available at chstm.org. In podcast episodes, authors of new books in the history of science, technology, and medicine respond to questions from readers with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. These conversations illuminate the utility and relevance of the past in light of current events.