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

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: Zachary Loeb PhD Candidate, HSS Moderator: Elly Truitt Associate Professor, HSS Ruth Schwartz Cowan HSS Professor Emerita Deborah Fitzgerald Professor of the History of Technology, MIT Amy Slaton Professor, Department of History, Drexel University Stephanie Dick Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Whitney Laemmli Assistant Professor, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University 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.