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The board of the Society for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (GWMT) invites you to the 2026 annual conference in cooperation with the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University and the Prague department of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO). The conference will take place 9–11 September 2026 in Prague and will focus on the theme: Epistemic Passages: Knowledge in Translation. Languages of the conference will be English and German. Please submit proposals by 15 February 2026. networks.h-net.org

The volume seeks contributions that build bridges between the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts. In addition to more conventional scholarly chapters, we warmly welcome creative academic writings and artistic interventions that engage permafrost and thawing earth through visual, auditory, or mixed-media forms. All contributions will be integrated into the book, which is planned to be published as an open-access volume.  We invite proposals (500–800 words) for contributions of 6,000–8,000 words or equivalent artistic length by 15 February 2026, accompanied by a brief academic or artistic CV (max. 3 pages). Priority will be given to contributions that clearly articulate how thinking with permafrost unsettles or updates certain established theoretical assumptions and concepts. Please send submissions to one of the volume editors, Anastasiya Halauniova (anastasiya.halauniova@durham.ac.uk). networks.h-net.org

This volume seeks to address the overlooked histories, aesthetics, and ontologies of plastics, with a particular focus on the countries of the Eastern Bloc and those belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as the contemporary Global South. We aim to explore how various plastics were understood and used across Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America during the Cold War, postcolonial and postsocialist periods, and to examine their long-term cultural and environmental implications. Please send proposed chapter abstracts (300-500 words) together with short biographical notes (150-200 words) to andrija.filipovic@fmk.edu.rs and m.jobst@leedsbeckett.ac.uk by 1st February 2026. All authors will receive responses by 15th February, after which further details will be circulated to chapter authors whose proposals have been accepted. The book proposal will be placed with a highly established academic publisher. Read more at: networks.h-net.org

Tempo e Argumento is a Brazilian journal that publishes articles in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. It is devoted to the field of History of the Present. It is an A1 journal, the highest ranking in the national framework used to assess academic journals according to their relevance and scientific quality. revistas.udesc.br

This intensive week-long workshop immerses participants in the exceptional collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Observatoire de Paris. The program offers a unique triad of learning experiences centered on physical manuscripts, cutting-edge digital tools and the history of collections in both institutions. This  second edition of the training week will be focusing on the physical/cosmological and astrological aspects of different theories and practices of astral sciences. Send your CV (1 p. max) and a letter of motivation (2 pp. max)  to support your application at the latest on January 30, 2026. Selection results will be communicated on February 18, 2026 and participation will need to be confirmed by February 27, 2026. societastoriadellascienza.it