Teorie Vědy. Časopis pro Mezioborová\; Zkoumá\;ni Vědy / \;Theory of Science. Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies of Science: \;Epistemologies of Spaces and Places
\nDeadline: \;20.6.2013
Theory of Science\, a journal for interdisciplinary studies of \;science\, seeks research articles\, review articles and book reviews \;focusing on epistemologies of spaces and places.
Spatial\, or geographical turn in the history and philosophy of \;science\, advocated by scholars such as Steven Shapin or David \;Livingstone\, constitutes one of the possible orientations by means of \;which researchers attempt to overcome more traditional ways of \;inquiry that have perceived scientific knowledge as universal by \;definition. The spatial turn echoes concerns raised most notably in \;feminism that had born arguments in favor of modes of knowing \;"located in body and space" (Dorothy Smith) and brought Donna Haraway \;to develop the notions of situated knowledges and positioned \;rationality. Likewise\, postcolonial studies have focused on \;intersections of place and knowledge since the founding works of \;Edward Said on Orientalism and traveling theory. The ethnographic \;studies of science\, exemplified by Bruno Latour\, found the seemingly \;universal space of scientific knowledge constructed in laboratories \;and by a network of immutable mobiles. The questions raised by the \;spatial turn lead us even beyond Clifford Geertz assertion that most \;knowledge is inherently local.
While we have become accustomed to speak of historical epistemology \;or changing epistemes\, can we identify spatial or geopolitical \;arrangements and boundaries that would accord space a role similar to \;that of time in the production\, evaluation and dissemination of \;knowledge? Is geo-epistemology (Claudio Carnapo) a warranted concept? \;Do disciplines in human sciences and in natural science differ \;fundamentally by their spatial embedment? How can we analyze the ties \;between spaces\, places and knowledges without making recourse to mere \;styles and lingering preconceptions of uneven development?
For a special thematic section of the journal\, we seek additional \;texts that deal with the epistemologies of spaces and places \;conceptually or empirically. The theme is opened to various spatial \;scales\, from architectural setting to geopolitical considerations. \;Contributions focusing on either natural\, social or human sciences
are welcomed.
Please\, send abstracts or prior queries by \;20th June 2013 \;to \;teorievedy@flu.cas.cz\; full papers will be expected by \;20th August. \;Theory of Science is a peer-reviewed academic journal founded in \;1969. Currently\, the journal is indexed in databases such as ERIH\, \;CEJSH\, EBSCO. For more information\, visit:
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